DE202013005556U1 - Automatic lighting device for installation in pockets with zipper - Google Patents

Abstract

Automatic lighting device for installation in pockets with zipper, characterized in that a micro-switch (5) is positioned under the zipper, which is closed and opened by the slider (2) of the zipper (1).

Description

The illumination device is mounted on the end of a zipper, so that the integrated micro-switch automatically turns on the light when the zipper is opened.

The invention relates to the automatic switching on and off of a pocket interior lighting.

Handbag lighting can be found in a variety of forms. Whether installed or inserted, they must first be switched on via a switch. It is also easy to forget to turn off the lights again, resulting in a fast discharge of battery or rechargeable battery. Switches that work with magnets can erase the magnetic stiffeners of EC or credit cards. If a conventional lighting is broken, a repair is hardly worthwhile, as the bag has to be cut once and sewn together again later.

The invention will now spare the handles for switching on and off and ensure that the lighting is really off when the bag is closed. Furthermore, it should be easy to replace and retrofit. Credit cards are not endangered because the circuit is purely mechanical.

The lighting device is at the end of the zipper ( 1 ) attached to the underside thereof so that the microswitch ( 5 ) under the teeth ( 3 ) is located. When the zipper is closed, the microswitch is open ( 1 / 3 ). When opening the bag, the slider ( 2 ) retracts and slides over the microswitch. The microswitch closes the circuit and the light comes on ( 2 / 4 ). If the slide is pushed forward to close the bag, the microswitch interrupts the circuit. The light goes out.

The use of LEDs ( 7 ) and a button cell ( 6 ) allows a very small, compact design. Together with the microswitch, they are in a plastic housing ( 4 ), which is screwed under the end of the zipper, riveted or pinned on the principle of a patent button. The case is later inside the bag and can not be seen from the outside. Below, the case is semicircular. On the rounding, the LEDs are distributed so that a uniform distribution of light in the pocket is guaranteed. This design is intended for bags whose zipper ends in the horizontal. For pockets where the zipper ends in the vertical, the case is rounded to the other side, so that an even light distribution is ensured.

Summary:

The invention is a compact lighting device for installation in pockets with zipper, consisting of battery, LEDs and a micro-switch, which is mechanically closed when opening the zipper on the slide.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

zipper

2

pusher

3

teeth

4

casing

5

microswitch

6

button cell

7

LED

Claims (4)

Automatic lighting device for installation in zippered pockets, characterized in that a microswitch ( 5 ) is positioned under the zipper that passes through the slider ( 2 ) of the zipper ( 1 ) is closed and opened. Lighting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the illumination device under the end of a zipper ( 1 ) is mounted. Lighting device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that microswitches ( 5 ), Button cell ( 6 ) and LEDs ( 7 ) in a compact plastic housing ( 4 ) are housed. Lighting device according to any preceding claim, characterized in that the lighting device is retrofittable and replaceable as a unit.

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