CN104048168A - Personal lighting device - Google Patents

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CN104048168A
CN104048168A CN201410097725.7A CN201410097725A CN104048168A CN 104048168 A CN104048168 A CN 104048168A CN 201410097725 A CN201410097725 A CN 201410097725A CN 104048168 A CN104048168 A CN 104048168A
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帕克·斯蒂芬·艾伦堡
霍华德·史蒂夫·艾伦堡
芭芭拉·凯·艾伦堡
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A lighting device includes a first and second housing; the first housing has an inner threading and a first protrusion. The lighting device includes a second housing having an outer threading and a second protrusion. A user advances one protrusion over the other in order to activate the lighting device. The lighting device also includes an arm that is part of the first housing and a post that is part of the second housing. The arm and post prevent the first housing from rotating to a point where the threading of the housings release. The arm may be flexed inwards to prevent allow for the release of the first housing.

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Individual's lighting device
The cross reference of related application
The application relates to U.S. Patent No. 7,695,154 and its full content be incorporated to herein by reference.The application is U.S. Patent Application Serial Number No.13/342,602 part continuation application, and it requires the U.S. Provisional Patent Application No.61/429 submitting on January 3rd, 2011,406 priority, the full content of these two applications is all incorporated to herein by reference.
Background technology
For the object of safety, decoration and style, individual lighting device is very important to user.User expects lighting device to be attached to the ability that a large amount of different part clothes---include but not limited to slide fastener, footwear---.Also be desirably in and clothes do not cut or carry out in the situation of more amendment so that its ability fastening and the attached described lighting device of mode that can be removed simultaneously.Also expect to start fast and easily the ability of described lighting device.For many years, the article of footwear and the various types of clothes article that have ornamental attachment are being sold.These attachment or can be luminous but non-removable, or removable but can not be luminous, any situation wherein does not all have can be luminous removable again, or by further customization and optionally make its startup or inactive ability of wearer.
Except being attached to the individual lighting device of clothes, user expects lighting device to be attached to vehicle and the auxiliary equipment such as bicycle.
Summary of the invention
In one embodiment, individual lighting device comprises the first shell, and this first shell comprises light Projection Division and attachment, and this attachment comprises internal thread and the first protuberance.Described individual lighting device also comprises second housing, and this second housing comprises lighting mechanism chamber, external screw thread, the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance; The second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance are located adjacent to each other, thereby there is the first space and second space between the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance, this first space is less than this second space, second housing interconnects by internal thread and external screw thread and the first shell, the first protuberance has primary importance and the second place, described primary importance between the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance is arranged in the first space, the described second place is arranged in second space, and the second protuberance has extended distance still less than the 3rd protuberance apart from second housing.Described individual lighting device also comprises battery, printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) and is arranged on the light emitting diode (LED) on PCB, this battery is between PCB and second housing, this PCB is between battery and the first shell, make in the time that the first protuberance is arranged in primary importance, LED is not activated, and in the time that the first protuberance is arranged in the second place, LED is activated.In a substituting embodiment, individual's lighting device is included in spring contact portion directed between battery and second housing, and the mask towards battery orientation of PCB has first make contact and the second contact point, this first make contact is for battery, and this second contact point is for spring contact portion; And in the time that the first protuberance is arranged in the second place, the second contact alignment of spring contact portion and PCB.Alternatively, the second protuberance has extended enough distances to provide opposing the first protuberance enough pressure when the rotation of the first shell and second housing, to prevent the accidental activation of lighting device from second housing.Alternatively, the 3rd protuberance has extended enough distances to provide opposing the first protuberance pressure when the rotation of the first shell and second housing from second housing so that the first shell and second housing in the situation that not overcoming pressure, can not be do not have attached.Prevent that this pressure that the first shell separates with second housing can also be used for locking battery; Thereby make to be all difficult to control for anyone outside adult.In a substituting embodiment, second housing comprises the attachment means for being attached to spoke.Alternatively, attachment means comprises upper and lower clamping part, and this upper and lower clamping part has formed the first spoke retaining zone.
In another substituting embodiment, upper and lower clamping part provide for spoke be pressed into cooperation configuration, alternatively, the first spoke retaining zone is constructed and is sized to and keeps cylindrical spoke; And upper and lower clamping part has also formed the second spoke retaining zone, the oval spoke and/or the circular spoke that keep minor diameter are constructed and be sized to this second spoke retaining zone.In another substituting embodiment, upper and lower clamping part has also formed the 3rd spoke retaining zone, and the spoke that keeps smooth is constructed and be sized to the 3rd spoke retaining zone.Alternatively, the 3rd spoke retaining zone and first, second spoke retaining zone are overlapping.In a substituting embodiment, individual lighting device also comprises electrical wire clip, and this electrical wire clip is oriented with the protuberance away from the sidepiece of the first spoke retaining zone of lower clamping part and mutually locks.Alternatively, when a protuberance of the electrical wire clip in protuberance and its interlocking increases apart from the distance of the opening for the first spoke retaining zone, increased by electrical wire clip applied pressure.Alternatively, electrical wire clip is by providing pressure and physical barrier to prevent that spoke from separating with the first spoke retaining zone.In a substituting embodiment, the second contact point has about semilune shape.Alternatively, individual's lighting device also comprises moveable hinge chain lock, this moveable hinge chain lock is attached in second housing, the first shell has retainer, hinges lockset has and prevents that the first shell and second housing from rotating and exceed the hasp that the retainer of specified point locks mutually, and this specified point is configured to keep engaging of external screw thread and internal thread.In another option, hinges has flexible hinge point, and described flexible hinge point is configured so that hinge can be away from second housing bending to discharge hasp from retainer.
In another embodiment, individual lighting device comprises the first shell, and this first shell comprises light Projection Division and attachment, and this attachment comprises internal thread and the first protuberance.Described individual lighting device also comprises second housing, and this second housing comprises lighting mechanism chamber, external screw thread, the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance, the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance are located adjacent to each other, thereby there is the first space and second space between the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance, this first space is less than this second space, second housing interconnects by internal thread and external screw thread and the first shell, the first protuberance has primary importance and the second place, primary importance between the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance is arranged in the first space, the second place is arranged in second space, wherein, the second protuberance has extended distance still less than the 3rd protuberance from second housing, and the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance are attached in external screw thread, and first and second shell is relative to each other rotated to change the position of first, second and the 3rd protuberance.Described individual lighting device also comprises battery and printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB).Described individual lighting device also comprises the light emitting diode (LED) being arranged on PCB, battery between PCB and second housing, PCB is between battery and the first shell, make in the time that the first protuberance is arranged in primary importance, LED is not activated, and in the time that the first protuberance is arranged in the second place, LED is activated.Described individual lighting device is also included in spring contact portion directed between battery and second housing, wherein, the mask towards battery orientation of PCB has first make contact and the second contact point, and this first make contact is for battery, and this second contact point is for spring contact portion; Wherein, in the time that the first protuberance is arranged in the second place, the second contact alignment of spring contact portion and PCB.Alternatively, this individual's lighting device also comprises moveable hinge chain lock, this moveable hinge chain lock is attached in second housing, the first shell has retainer, hinges lockset has and prevents that the first shell and second housing from rotating and exceed the hasp that the retainer of specified point locks mutually, this specified point is configured to keep engaging of external screw thread and internal thread, and wherein, hinges has and is configured so that hinge can be away from second housing bending to discharge the flexible hinge point of hasp from retainer.Alternatively, narrowing away from the first space screw thread of second space, makes the narrow portion of second space engage and prevent excessive rotation with the first protuberance.In another option, individual's lighting device comprises pivot locks, this pivot locks is configured to engage retainer in the first shell, make this pivot locks prevent the release of the first shell from second housing, this pivot locks is arranged on pivot, makes this pivot locks be configured to away from retainer rotation and discharge the first shell from second housing.In another option, individual lighting device comprises and is positioned at the slit in pivot locks and is positioned at the one ridge on second housing.This one ridge and slit prevent that the rotation of pivot locks is to discharge the first shell from second housing jointly.
In one embodiment, provide a kind of method of operating lighting means, the method comprise provide there is the first shell, the lighting device of second housing, the first protuberance and the second protuberance.The method also comprises utilizes enough power that the first shell is rotated so that the first protuberance is crossed described the second protuberance with respect to second housing.Described method also comprises in response to this rotation starts lamp.Alternatively, described lighting device comprises the first shell, and this first shell comprises light Projection Division and attachment, and this attachment comprises internal thread and the first protuberance, second housing, this second housing comprises lighting mechanism chamber, external screw thread, the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance, this second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance are located adjacent to each other, to there is the first space and second space between the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance, this first space is less than this second space, second housing interconnects by internal thread and external screw thread and the first shell, the first protuberance has primary importance and the second place, primary importance between the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance is arranged in the first space, this second place is arranged in second space, wherein, the second protuberance has extended distance still less than the 3rd protuberance from second housing, and the second protuberance and the 3rd protuberance are attached in external screw thread, and first, two shells are relative to each other rotated to change first, second and the position of the 3rd protuberance, this light emitting diode (LED) is for being arranged on the lamp on PCB, this battery is between PCB and second housing, this PCB is between battery and the first shell, make in the time that the first protuberance is arranged in primary importance, LED is not activated, and in the time that the first protuberance is arranged in the second place, LED is activated, this spring contact portion is directed between battery and second housing, and wherein, the mask towards battery orientation of PCB has first make contact and the second contact point, and this first make contact is for battery, and this second contact point is for spring contact portion, wherein, in the time that the first protuberance is arranged in the second place, the second contact alignment of spring contact portion and PCB.In a substituting embodiment, the method also comprises by enough power makes the first shell rotate so that the first protuberance is crossed the second protuberance with respect to second housing, makes the first protuberance be arranged in primary importance and in response to this rotation, lamp is stopped using.Alternatively, the method also comprises by enough power makes described the first shell rotate so that described the first protuberance is crossed described the 3rd protuberance with respect to described second housing, thereby allow the first shell to separate with second housing, in another substituting embodiment, this individual's lighting device comprises moveable hinge chain lock, this moveable hinge chain lock is attached in second housing, the first shell has retainer, hinges lockset has and prevents that the first shell and second housing from rotating and exceed the hasp that the retainer of specified point locks mutually, this specified point is configured to keep engaging of external screw thread and internal thread.Wherein, hinges has and is configured so that hinge can be away from second housing bending to discharge the flexible hinge point of hasp from retainer.And the method also comprises makes the bending of moveable hinge chain lock so that hasp separates with retainer.
In another embodiment, individual lighting device comprises the first shell, and this first shell comprises light Projection Division and attachment, and this attachment comprises internal thread and the first protuberance.The first shell has arm, this device also comprises second housing, this second housing comprises lighting mechanism chamber, external screw thread and the second protuberance, this second protuberance has the first sidepiece and the second sidepiece, second housing interconnects by internal thread and external screw thread and the first shell, the first protuberance has primary importance and the second place, and this primary importance is positioned on the first sidepiece, and this second place is positioned on the second sidepiece; Second housing also has bar, and this bar and arm interact and make bar and arm prevent that the first shell from turning on from second housing, unless this arm deflection the central authorities of more close the first shell.This device also comprises battery and printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB), returning apparatus also comprises and is arranged on the light emitting diode (LED) on PCB, this battery is between PCB and second housing, this PCB is between battery and the first shell, make in the time that the first protuberance is positioned on the first sidepiece, LED is not activated, and in the time that the first protuberance is positioned on the second sidepiece, LED is activated.Alternatively, this device is also included in spring contact portion directed between battery and second housing, and wherein, the mask towards battery orientation of PCB has first make contact and the second contact point, this first make contact is for battery, and this second contact point is for spring contact portion; Wherein, in the time that the first protuberance is positioned on the second sidepiece, the second contact alignment of spring contact portion and PCB.In a substituting embodiment, the first shell has retainer, and this retainer and bar interact to prevent that by make retainer stop with bar the first shell from rotating through certain rotation with respect to second housing.In another substituting embodiment, the one in the first shell and second housing comprises the first aperture and the second aperture; And this device also comprises electric wire arm, this electric wire arm is pivotally mounted in the first aperture and the second aperture, and this electric wire arm is configured in first and second support set portion on first and second sidepiece of the one in first and second shell locking and discharges.Alternatively, this first aperture and the biasing of the second aperture, make electric wire arm bear spring load, thereby electric wire arm remained in open position, unless electric wire arm is locked in first, second support set portion.
In one embodiment, provide a kind of method of operating lighting means, the method comprise provide there is the first shell, the lighting device of second housing, the first protuberance and the second protuberance.Described method also comprises utilizes enough power that the first shell is rotated so that the first protuberance is crossed second housing with respect to second housing.Described method also comprises in response to this rotation starts lamp.Alternatively, lighting device comprises the light Projection Division and the attachment that are arranged in the first shell, this attachment comprises internal thread and the first protuberance, this first shell also has arm, lighting mechanism chamber and the external screw thread that is arranged in described second housing, this second protuberance has the first sidepiece and the second sidepiece, and second housing interconnects by internal thread and external screw thread and the first shell; The first protuberance has primary importance and the second place, this primary importance is positioned on the first sidepiece, this second place is positioned on the second sidepiece, this second housing also has bar, this bar and arm interact, make bar and arm prevent that the first shell from turning on from second housing, unless arm deflects into the central authorities of more close the first shell; Battery; Printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB); And wherein, lamp is the light emitting diode (LED) being arranged on PCB, this battery is between PCB and second housing, this PCB is between battery and the first shell, make in the time that the first protuberance is positioned on the first sidepiece, LED is not activated, and in the time that the first protuberance is positioned on the second sidepiece, LED is activated.In a substituting embodiment, the method comprises utilizes enough power that the first shell is rotated so that the first protuberance is crossed the second protuberance with respect to second housing, makes the first protuberance be arranged in primary importance and in response to this rotation, lamp is stopped using.Alternatively, the method comprise make arm deflect into more close the second body central authorities and the first shell is separated with second housing.
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Fig. 1 a shows the bottom part of an embodiment of individual lighting device;
Fig. 1 b shows the bottom partial cross section of Fig. 1 a;
Fig. 2 a shows the front view of the bottom part of an embodiment that comprises spoke of individual lighting device;
Fig. 2 b shows the side view of the bottom part of Fig. 2 a, and wherein, electrical wire clip is not engaged;
Fig. 2 c shows the side view of the bottom part of Fig. 2 a, and wherein, electrical wire clip is engaged;
Fig. 2 d shows the face upwarding stereogram of the bottom part of Fig. 2 a;
Fig. 2 a;
Fig. 2 e shows the top perspective view of the bottom part of Fig. 2 a;
Fig. 2 f shows the side view of the bottom part engaging with spoke elliptical shape Fig. 2 a;
Fig. 2 g shows the side view of the bottom part engaging with smooth spoke Fig. 2 a;
Fig. 3 shows the top perspective view of the bottom part of Fig. 1 a;
Fig. 4 a shows the front view of an embodiment that comprises spoke of individual lighting device;
Fig. 4 b shows the sectional view of the individual lighting device of Fig. 4 a;
Fig. 4 c shows the individual lighting device stereogram of Fig. 4 a;
Fig. 5 a shows the front view of an embodiment of individual lighting device;
Fig. 5 b shows the sectional view of the individual lighting device of Fig. 5 a;
Fig. 5 c shows the enlarged drawing of the cross section of Fig. 5 b;
6a shows the electrical wire clip of an embodiment of individual lighting device;
Fig. 6 b shows the stereogram of the electrical wire clip of Fig. 6 a;
Fig. 7 shows the embodiment of printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB or installation sheet);
Fig. 8 shows the exploded view of another embodiment of individual lighting device;
Fig. 9 a and Fig. 9 b show the constitutional diagram of the embodiment of Fig. 8;
Figure 10 shows another embodiment of individual lighting device;
Figure 11 shows the exploded view of the module with locking mechanism;
Figure 12 shows the substituting embodiment of individual lighting device;
Figure 13 shows the top part of the individual lighting device of Figure 12; And
Figure 14 shows the sectional view of the bottom parts of the individual lighting device of Figure 12.
Detailed description of the invention
In one embodiment, individual lighting device comprises three critical pieces: body, attachment means and lighting mechanism.These three parts combine and share in many cases the part of whole mechanism.In the embodiment of describing in the drawings, individual lighting device has bottom enclosure and top enclosure generally, but can use extra part.Described lighting device is made up of molded plastics generally; But, in structure, can use multiple material.
Body
The body of individual's lighting device can adopt many different shape and size.Generally, very important for user's small size.In multiple embodiments of describing in this article, the body of individual lighting device has round-shaped, and this round-shaped face place at individual lighting device has the diameter between 1/2nd inches to an inch.The shape illustrating of the face of described device is depicted as annular generally; But in various substituting embodiments, shape can be square, rectangle, ellipse, octagon or other required shapes arbitrarily.On the face of individual lighting device, can there is drawing, image, engraving or other patterns.
In a substituting embodiment, body is translucent.In another substituting embodiment, body is transparent.In a substituting embodiment, comprise that for the face of the body of lighting device optical channel is to be passed to light at the edge of face.
Attachment means
As mentioned above, for individual lighting device, can use various attachment means.To a certain extent, included attachment means depends on the desired use of individual lighting device.Although disclose the attachment means of multiple novelty herein,, according to the disclosure, substituting embodiment is obvious for the ordinary skill in the art.U.S. Patent No. 7,695, disclosed attachment means can be combined with body disclosed herein and lighting mechanism in 154.
In one embodiment, Fig. 1 a and Fig. 1 b show attachment means.Fig. 1 a shows the bottom part 110 of individual lighting device.Bottom part 110 comprises lighting mechanism portion section 115 and attachment means portion section 120.Attachment means portion section 120 comprises clip 125, and clip 125 comprises lower clamping part 130 and upper clamping part 135.Fig. 1 b shows the sectional view along cut place B of the bottom part 110 of individual lighting device.Slit 151 is configured to hold the spoke of bicycle.The shape of slit 151 comprises the engaging zones 150 that is designed for especially typical circular bicycle spoke.Slit 151 or enough large, with accommodating various other spoke sizes.In operation, user is by making spoke engage and individual lighting device is arranged on the spoke of bicycle with slit 151.Slit 150 is designed to engage with common cylindrical spoke.For equipped substituting spoke, provide oval slit 155 to be equipped with oval spoke, and the whole slit of opening from end 152 to slit 155 can be for equipped smooth spoke.Lower clamping part 130 is away from upper clamping part 135 bendings, to allow spoke to advance to engaging zones 150.The size design of slit 151 to 152 becomes and is pressed into cooperation.The material of bottom part 110 be the enough flexible power that promotes individual lighting device on spoke for user so that lower clamping part 130 in pivot 157 places bending.
The bottom part 110 of individual's lighting device also comprises the looping pit 140 for Electric wire clamp and electrical wire clip.Bottom part also comprises the locking one ridge 156 for lock Electric wire clamp after spoke has been bonded on engaging zones 150.The joint of Electric wire clamp prevents that lower clamping part 130 is in the bending at pivot 157 places and the release of spoke.Locking one ridge or protuberance are far away apart from the oral area of clip, and applied pressure is just larger.This is pressed into coordinate extra locking is provided for what provided by clipping part, and on this aspect of being made by spring steel at clip, also prevent that the plastics of typically making clip are out of shape under pressure, this spring steel can, as plastics, if not by steel-support, can not surrendered or move under continuous power or pressure.This spring steel clamp is clipped on inherent spoke of a period of time and keeps chucking power.
In Fig. 2 a to Fig. 2 g, show the various stereograms of the bottom part 110 of individual lighting device.Electric wire clamp 210 is shown as and locks one ridge 156 and engage and separate.In Fig. 2 b, Electric wire clamp 210 separates with locking one ridge 156.In this arrangement, the bottom part 110 of individual lighting device can engage or separate with spoke 215.Fig. 2 c shows and the Electric wire clamp 210 that locks one ridge 156 and engage.Compare the locking one ridge 156 away from the oral area of slit 155, the locking one ridge 156 of the oral area of close slit 155 provides less chucking power.As shown, Electric wire clamp 210 also comprises the fixture handle 220 that can make user engage more easily and discharge Electric wire clamp 210.Fig. 2 f shows the side view of the bottom part that spoke 216 Fig. 2 a and elliptical shape engages.Fig. 2 g shows the side view of the bottom part that spoke 217 Fig. 2 a and smooth engages.
Alternatively, Electric wire clamp 210 can be allowed to the replacement of the rope on slide fastener by Plant arrangement by making rope pass by slide fastener hole and make subsequently device pass by ring part.In this case, bottom part 110 can be modified to be provided for user and start handle or the spoke of this device.Alternatively, button hook can be used as button and provides attached.In another embodiment, rifle portion (carabineer) can be set to attachment means.Alternatively, attachment means can comprise adhesion area.
Lighting mechanism
In one embodiment, lighting mechanism comprises bottom part 110, and this bottom part 110 comprises portion of mechanism section 115.This lighting mechanism also comprises top part 415.It is two parts for bottom part 110 and top part 415() also can be known as shell or body.Top part 415 comprises light perspective plane 417 and is fitted in the grommet of the top of portion of mechanism section 115 (base portion or ring) 418.Fig. 4 b shows cross section 4B.It is two parts for top part 415() be fitted in the top of portion of mechanism section 115 to screw the mode of cooperation.Referring back to Fig. 1 a, the screw thread 160 of portion of mechanism section 115 is visible.Portion of mechanism section 115 also comprises first passage 175 and second channel 180 and the first ratchet (being sometimes also known as protuberance) 165 and the second ratchet (being sometimes also known as protuberance) 170.These passages and ratchet are used in the time applying revolving force, starting lighting device, and prevent that top part 415 from separating with bottom part 110.More details are below provided.
With reference to Fig. 4 b, top part 415 comprises the internal thread 420 for the engage threads 160 of engaging mechanism portion section 115.The extra part of mechanism comprises spring contact portion 425 and installation sheet 430, and installation sheet 430 comprises outer paper tinsel contact site 435 and interior paper tinsel contact site 440.LED445 is arranged on installation sheet 430, below the lens section section 450 on light perspective plane 417.Installation sheet 430 can be printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) or other sheets; Under any circumstance, installation sheet 430 includes the circuit that need to move light emitting diode (LED) 445.Top part 415 is made up of two sub-parts: ornamental external part 498 and interior section 499.Interior section 499 comprises the functional features of lighting device, and exterior section 498 is ornamental and can exchanges with other ornamental exterior parts.In the time of assembling, the space being occupied by battery 455 makes battery 455 backup spring contact portions 425.This makes the bend 460 towards flat position Compress Spring contact site 425, and this contact end 456 by spring contact portion 425 extends to PCB, thereby may completing circuit and start LED445.As shown in Figure 7, installation sheet 430 comprises two regions for electrically contacting: for the centre of battery 455 so that the contact site 440 of contact installation sheet 430, and for the outer contacting region 435 of contact spring contact site 425.In the time that spring contact portion contacts with outer contacting region, circuit is activated, and portion of mechanism section 115 has for the otch 185 of keep-spring contact site 425 and for spring contact portion 42 being attached to by hot riveting to the attached protuberance 190 of protuberance 190 or other devices.Spring contact portion 425 can comprise the aperture engaging with protuberance 190, with by hot riveting, process spring contact portion 425 is held in place for the second time.
With reference to Fig. 1 a, Fig. 3 and Fig. 5 a to Fig. 5 c, location and the layout of top part 415 and portion of mechanism section 115 are depicted as for off working state and duty.The section 5B of portion shows the position for duty and off working state of the ratchet of top part 415.Notice, although only there is a ratchet, but show two positions 510,515 for ratchet.In the detent positions 510 illustrating, mechanism is in running order.The outer contacting region 435 that this means into the form of semilune shape contacts by spring contact portion 465.In the detent positions 515 illustrating, mechanism is in off working state.This means that top has been rotated so the contact area 435 that makes spring contact portion not touch semilune shape, this is because it has rotated the contact site that exceeds semilune shape.The second ratchet 170 prevents the accidental activation of lighting mechanism.The second ratchet 170 to the first ratchets 165 from portion of mechanism section 115 highlightedly still less.The first ratchet 165 makes top part 415 discharge from portion of mechanism section for preventing top part 415 from rotating.Therefore,, in the time that ratchet 515 is arranged in first passage 175, mechanism must apply the enough revolving forces for ratchet 515 in off working state and user in top part 415, so that the pressure being provided by the second ratchet 170 to be provided.In the time that ratchet 510 is arranged in second channel 180, mechanism is in running order.Second channel 180 narrows in the time of the far-end of first passage 175, so that narrowing of second channel 180 prevents the excessive rotation of top part 415.Because this narrowing prevents from damaging PCB or upper and lower part part, therefore this provides advantage compared with other mechanisms.
Fig. 8 shows another embodiment of individual lighting device.This embodiment comprises top 801, and this top 801 comprises zipper attachment rope 802.Top 801 can comprise drawing or other designs.Printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) 805 can be similar or identical with above-mentioned printed circuit board (PCB).Top enclosure 810 is configured to receive top 801 in interchangeable mode.Battery 820 and spring 821 can be configured to above-mentioned battery and spring-like seemingly.Bottom enclosure 830 comprises detent system same as described above.Bottom enclosure 830 also comprises handle 833 and not visible in the figure for the moveable hinge chain lock 831(that device is rotated, with reference to Fig. 9).
Moveable hinge chain lock 831 can be at Fig. 9 a(its show and the contrary sidepiece of Fig. 8) and Fig. 9 b in can more clearly observe.This moveable hinge chain lock 831 is connected with retainer 832.Fig. 9 a shows the moveable hinge chain lock 831 that is positioned at open position.In order to lock retainer, moveable hinge chain lock 831 is fixed on below, and retainer 832 can be fitted in the slit of moveable hinge chain lock 831.In this configuration, moveable hinge chain lock 831 prevents that bottom enclosure 830 rotations from exceeding specific point, thereby prevents that top enclosure from discharging from bottom enclosure.Hinges has the bending point 899 of flexible thin plastics to provide bending.In fact, this has locked this device.This lock can be incorporated into arbitrarily in embodiment.
The base portion part 910 that Figure 10 shows another embodiment of individual lighting device, and it only shows and comprises attachment means---being rifle portion 920 in this case---.It is with form work similar to the above.
Figure 11 shows another embodiment that comprises locking mechanism of individual lighting device.This mechanism can be incorporated into arbitrarily in other embodiment.All can be incorporated into arbitrarily from any element of an embodiment in other embodiment.Embodiment before this embodiment is similar to.Do not use in this embodiment spring connector.That it comprises is PCB1030 and LED1040.PCB1030 comprises that the battery for comprising the attached lip shape of slit portion 1091 keeps the interconnective slit 1046 of packing ring 1090.Battery 1035 can have side tie point, and packing ring 1090 contacts provide interconnective these tie points.Top enclosure 1015 comprises threaded interior 1020 and interconnects with base portion 1010.When top enclosure 1015 is in the time that base portion 1010 is screwed, battery 1035 and battery keep the occupied space of packing ring 1090 to reduce, and make the anodal part of battery 1035 touch PCB1030, thus completing circuit.Pivot locks 1011 is fitted in slit 1012 and remains in pivotal arrangements by the end 1007 that electric wire interconnects portion 1008.Pivot locks is fitted into that in recess 1021 and in the time being started by user, can be switched to these slits inside and outside, thereby makes the user can release shell.Show two the interactional slits 1094 of Kong Bingyu one ridge 1098 of halving simultaneously.When assembled, slit 1094 and one ridge 1098 interact to prevent from leaving the unexpected rotation of latched position.
Figure 12 shows the substituting embodiment of individual lighting device.This configuration comprises the lock that prevents that cap from being turned in addition.The device of Figure 12 is configured to be locked on the shoestring of footwear or the installed part of other relatively thin smooth similar band shapes.This device comprises lower body member 1210 and for holding the recess 1230 of spring contact portion 1240, and comprises the region that is threaded for upper body part 1250.Spring contact portion 1240 is fitted in lower body member 1210, and battery 1240 seats are put on the top of spring contact portion 1240.Device comprises shell 1250, and upper shell 1250 comprises the protuberance of the ratchet 1261 for holding printed circuit board (PCB) 1260.The layout of these objects and class of operation are similar to above-mentioned embodiment before.
The device of Figure 12 also comprises the ratchet similar to the above 1290 for duty and off working state being positioned on lower body 1210.Be used for the auxiliary unexpected release that prevents upper shell 1250 of bar 1280 concuring with arm 1330.Lower body also comprise two hold in the 1273(Figure 12 of aperture only show one).Hold the crooked end 1271,1272 that aperture 1273 holds electric wire arm 1270.Holding aperture 1273 is biased to it is not located immediately in horizontal path.In the time that crooked end 1271,1272 is inserted into, this makes electric wire arm 1270 bear elastic load, and this is because it has to slight curving to insert two crooked ends 1271,1272.When this makes in the support set portion 1274 of arm 1270 on the arbitrary sidepiece that is not locked in lower body 1210, sit and put in closing position or open position.When parallel with bottom parts but while not engaging with groove 1274, locking electric wire remains in closing position.In the time being arranged in open position, lock electric wire approximately and the bottom vertical of lower body 1210.Because user does not need to keep electric wire arm 1270 to open during installation, therefore this open position is auxiliary is arranged on device on the parts of shoestring or other similar band shapes.User can be snapped into electric wire arm in a group in two groups of support set portions 1274 subsequently, and described two groups allow to use thicker or thinner shoestring, keep closely cooperating of strap-like member between electric wire arm 1270 and the bottom of lower body 1210 simultaneously.
Figure 13 shows shell 1250.Similar to the above, upper shell comprises internal thread 1310 and recess or the interactional protuberance of protuberance 1290 or recess 1320 with lower body 1210.Because preventing the excessive rotation of cap or removing by different mechanisms controls, therefore, on each screw thread of this system in the screw thread of lower body and upper shell, only comprise a recess.In fact, the PCB identical with Fig. 7 be can use, and nonrotational operating function and rotating operation function operated similarly.Arm 1330, slit 1340 and retainer 1350 prevent shell 1250 in the release of lower body 1210 or excessively reverse.This is by realizing with the interaction of bar 1280.In the time that upper shell 1250 rotates with respect to lower body 1210, arm 1330 and slit 1340 interact with bar 1280.In the time that upper shell 1250 is locked, arm 1330 has the larger radial distance of central authorities apart from described device than bar 1280, makes end points that the arm 1330 of arm engages upper shell 1250 by the interaction of screw thread 1220 of internal thread 1310 and lower body 1210 being departed from prevent being further rotated and discharging upper shell 1250 of upper shell.Arm 1330 can be further rotated allowing in the bending of the inside portion of bar 1280, thereby allows upper shell 1250 to be removed and battery 1245 is replaced.Rear bar 1280 also interacts and may not bend to the sidepiece by body with the sidepiece of shell 1210, thereby rotation is stopped.This has prevented the excessive rotation of upper shell 1250, and this excessive rotation may excess compression inner body, thereby may damage this inner body.
Figure 14 shows the cross section of the threaded portion of lower body 1210.Recess 1290 is more high-visible and be depicted as and have two sidepieces 1410,1420 herein.The steepness of two sidepieces can regulate and can be configured to more precipitously or mild, and this turns on control and close the complexity of lamp.Steeper grade on recess 1290 will provide more substantial power so that lamp is closed and opened.Lower body 1210 also comprises three little bars 1431,1432, so that spring contact portion 1240 aims at and keep-spring contact site 1240.
As mentioned above, substituting body, attachment means and lighting mechanism all can be incorporated into and comprise US Patent No 7,695, in the described individual illuminator of these bodies, attachment means and lighting mechanism described in 154.Embodiment described herein is configured to the vehicle that is attached to clothes or has spoke generally; But according to the disclosure, substituting attachment means will be obvious for the ordinary skill in the art.
Embodiment described above and that illustrate is herein illustrative and non-limiting.The scope of individual's lighting device is by claim but not indicate by aforementioned description and accompanying drawing.In the case of not deviating from the spirit of described individual lighting device, individual lighting device can be implemented with other specific forms.Therefore any other change of, making within the scope of the claims is all intended to comprise in the claims.

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1. an individual lighting device, comprising:
(a) the first shell, described the first shell comprises light Projection Division and attachment, and described attachment comprises internal thread and the first protuberance, and described the first shell also has arm;
(b) second housing, described second housing comprises lighting mechanism chamber, external screw thread, the second protuberance, described the second protuberance has the first sidepiece and the second sidepiece, and described second housing interconnects by described internal thread and described external screw thread and described the first shell; Described the first protuberance has primary importance and the second place, described primary importance is positioned on described the first sidepiece, the described second place is positioned on described the second sidepiece, described second housing also has bar, described bar and described arm interact, make described bar and described arm prevent that described the first shell from being turned on from described second housing, unless described arm deflects into the central authorities of more close described the first shell;
(c) battery;
(d) printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB); And
(e) be arranged on the light emitting diode (LED) on described PCB, described battery is between described PCB and described second housing, described PCB, between described battery and described the first shell, makes in the time that described the first protuberance is positioned on described the first sidepiece, and described LED is not activated; And
In the time that described the first protuberance is positioned on described the second sidepiece, described LED is activated.
2. individual lighting device according to claim 1, also comprises:
(f) spring contact portion, described spring contact portion orientation between described battery and described second housing, wherein, the mask towards described battery orientation of described PCB has first make contact and the second contact point, described first make contact is for described battery, and described the second contact point is for described spring contact portion, wherein, in the time that described the first protuberance is positioned on described the second sidepiece, described the second contact alignment of described spring contact portion and described PCB.
3. individual lighting device according to claim 1, wherein, described the first shell comprises retainer, and described retainer and the interaction of described bar, to prevent that by make described retainer stop with described bar described the first shell from rotating through certain rotation with respect to described second housing.
4. individual lighting device according to claim 1, wherein, the one in described the first shell and described second housing comprises the first aperture and the second aperture, and comprises:
Electric wire arm, described electric wire arm is pivotally mounted in described the first aperture and described the second aperture, and described electric wire arm is configured in the first support set portion on the first sidepiece and second sidepiece of the one in described the first shell and described second housing and the second support set portion locking and discharges.
5. individual lighting device according to claim 4, wherein, described the first aperture and described the second aperture biasing, making described electric wire arm is through spring-loading, thereby described electric wire arm is remained in open position, unless described electric wire arm is locked in described the first support set portion and described the second support set portion.
6. a method for operating lighting means, described method comprises:
(a) provide there is the first shell, the lighting device of second housing, the first protuberance and the second protuberance;
(b) utilize enough power that the first shell is rotated with respect to second housing, so that the first protuberance is crossed the second protuberance; And
(c) in response to described rotation, lamp is started.
7. method according to claim 6, wherein, described lighting device comprises the light Projection Division and the attachment that are arranged in described the first shell, and described attachment comprises internal thread and described the first protuberance, and described the first shell also has arm; Lighting mechanism chamber; With the external screw thread that is arranged in described second housing, described the second protuberance has the first sidepiece and the second sidepiece, and described second housing interconnects by described internal thread and described external screw thread and described the first shell; Described the first protuberance has primary importance and the second place, described primary importance is positioned on described the first sidepiece, the described second place is positioned on described the second sidepiece, described second housing also has bar, described bar and described arm interact, make described bar and described arm prevent that described the first shell from being turned on from described second housing, unless described arm deflects into the central authorities of more close described the first shell; Battery; Printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB); And wherein, described lamp is the light emitting diode (LED) being arranged on described PCB, described battery is between described PCB and described second housing, described PCB is between described battery and described the first shell, make in the time that described the first protuberance is positioned on described the first sidepiece, described LED is not activated, and in the time that described the first protuberance is positioned on described the second sidepiece, described LED is activated.
8. method according to claim 7, also comprises:
(d) utilize enough power that described the first shell is rotated with respect to described second housing, so that described the first protuberance is crossed described the second protuberance, make described the first protuberance be arranged in described primary importance; And
(e) the inactive described lamp in response to the rotation in (d).
9. method according to claim 8, also comprises:
(f) make described arm deflect into the central authorities of more close described the second body; And
(g) described the first shell and described second housing are disengaged.
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