EP2639493B1 - Portable electric lamp with compact housing containing a lighting module controlled by a rotary actuator - Google Patents

Portable electric lamp with compact housing containing a lighting module controlled by a rotary actuator Download PDF

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EP2639493B1
EP2639493B1 EP13354008.8A EP13354008A EP2639493B1 EP 2639493 B1 EP2639493 B1 EP 2639493B1 EP 13354008 A EP13354008 A EP 13354008A EP 2639493 B1 EP2639493 B1 EP 2639493B1
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Nicolas Florès
Raphael Bortolotti
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V23/00—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices
    • F21V23/04—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches
    • F21V23/0414—Arrangement of electric circuit elements in or on lighting devices the elements being switches specially adapted to be used with portable lighting devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
    • F21L14/00—Electric lighting devices without a self-contained power source, e.g. for mains connection
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
    • F21L4/00—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21L—LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF, BEING PORTABLE OR SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR TRANSPORTATION
    • F21L4/00—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells
    • F21L4/02—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by the provision of two or more light sources
    • F21L4/022—Pocket lamps
    • F21L4/027—Pocket lamps the light sources being a LED
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

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  • the invention relates to a portable electric lamp with compact housing enclosing a lighting module controlled by a rotary actuator, and in particular to a portable frontal electric lamp used in mountaineering.
  • small space-saving portable electric lamps comprising a lighting module housed in a housing having a compact body.
  • the lamp comprises a support provided with a strap for carrying the lamp on the head.
  • the lamp has an electrical circuit coupled to the lighting module and provided with at least one controlled switch to control the illumination of the lamp.
  • the lighting module may comprise one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or different bulbs, to offer various lighting modes, for example color-type lighting, white lighting, more or less intense ...
  • the switches can be controlled using a rotary actuator which moves in translation inside the housing to take a locked position in which it does not rotate. But the tightness of such a lamp is not guaranteed due to the translational movement of the actuator.
  • the lamp further includes a latch latch located in a central position of the actuator.
  • the latch locks the actuator in a rest position in which the switches are open and the lamp is off.
  • the latch is lowered to a depressed position to prevent rotation of the actuator.
  • a latch completely blocks the actuator and does not allow rotation in a single direction of rotation to allow, for example, emergency lighting or extinction of the lamp.
  • the latch being housed in the control member, it requires the user to unlock the actuator by placing his fingers on the latch, then select a lighting mode by driving the actuator in rotation. This use is made difficult when the user has limited visibility.
  • the object of the invention consists in overcoming these disadvantages, and in producing a portable electric lamp provided with means for preventing rotation of a lighting control actuator, in at least one direction of rotation, which is efficient and simple to use.
  • a portable electric lamp compact housing containing a lighting module and an electrical circuit coupled to the lighting module and provided with a controlled switch, comprising a rotary actuator around a axis of rotation for controlling the switch, the actuator being mounted fixed in translation along said axis of rotation, the lamp comprising a rotary control knob around the axis of rotation of the actuator, characterized in that the button control is further mounted mobile in translation along the axis of rotation of the actuator between a driving position in which the control knob drives the actuator in rotation and at least one locking position in which the control knob prevents rotation of the actuator according to at least a direction of rotation.
  • an easy-to-use means for locking the actuator of controlling the lighting of the lamp in at least one direction of rotation We can then, for example, block the increase in power of the light while allowing a decrease or extinction, or vice versa. It also provides a lamp whose lighting control actuator is both driven and blocked by the same button, which facilitates its use, especially for emergency situations or when using the lamp under adverse visibility conditions.
  • the actuator is also mounted fixed in translation, in particular to improve the sealing of the housing and to reduce the interior space of the housing to make the lamp even more compact. The transmission of control between the actuator and the switch is also improved.
  • the control knob may comprise a lug, and the housing has at least one stop for locking the lug in at least one direction of rotation of the actuator when the control knob is in said locking position.
  • the housing may comprise at least two stops arranged around an insert shaped to receive the lug, when the control knob is in said locking position, so as to prevent the rotation of the actuator in both directions of rotation.
  • the portable electric lamp may comprise indexing means in translation to maintain the control button in a determined translation position.
  • the actuator comprises a drive bar mounted through the housing, and provided with a cam for controlling the switch.
  • the switch comprises an inductive or capacitive sensor and the actuator comprises a magnet for controlling the switch.
  • the lamp comprises at least one spring mounted between the housing and the actuator to allow rotation of the actuator and to bring it back to a rest position.
  • the portable electric lamp may also include at least one spring mounted between the control knob and the housing to enable translation and rotation of the control knob and to return it from the driving position to said locking position.
  • the portable electric lamp comprises means for indexing in rotation to maintain the actuator in a determined angular position.
  • the housing may further comprise several stops and several inserts, each insert being disposed between two stops and being shaped to receive the lug, when the control knob is in said position of locking, so as to prevent rotation of the actuator in both directions of rotation.
  • FIG. 1 a perspective view of a portable electric lamp 1 having a compact housing 2 enclosing a lighting module 3 preferably provided with a light-emitting diode (LED) is shown diagrammatically.
  • the lighting module 3 may also include several LEDs, power or standards.
  • the portable electric lamp 1 may be a headlamp, or a flashlight, and the housing 2 may be made of insulating or metallic material.
  • the housing 2 comprises a substantially cylindrical lower portion 4 extending along a longitudinal axis 5 and a substantially parallelepipedal upper portion 6.
  • the lower part 4 comprises a main actuator 7 rotatable about the longitudinal axis 5, also noted axis of rotation 5 of the main actuator 7.
  • the main actuator 7 can control the LED lighting, it is located at a first end of the lower part 4.
  • the main actuator 7 comprises a drive bar 8 extended at a first end by a substantially cylindrical head 9.
  • the drive bar 8 is rotatably mounted about the longitudinal axis 5, and is locked in translation relative to the longitudinal axis 5. In other words, the drive bar 8 is fixedly mounted in translation by relative to the lower part 4 of the housing 2, and moves only in rotation about the longitudinal axis 5.
  • the lamp 1 may also comprise an additional actuator 10 rotatable about a second axis of rotation 11 substantially perpendicular to the axis 5 of the main actuator 7.
  • the additional actuator 10 can also control the lighting of other LEDs, for example an infrared LED, or control levels of illumination intensity, or different lighting modes.
  • the lighting module 3 can be rotatably mounted around a third axis of rotation 12 substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 5.
  • the lamp 1 further comprises a control button 13, configured to allow the user to rotate the main actuator 7 and to lock the actuator 7 in at least one direction of rotation.
  • the control knob 13 is both rotatably mounted about the longitudinal axis 5 to rotate the main actuator 7, and mounted free in translation along the longitudinal axis 5 to lock and unlock the actuator 7. Whatever the position of the control knob 13, it remains attached to the main actuator 7.
  • the control knob 13 is preferably in the form of a hollow cylinder to form a cavity 14 for the movements in rotation and in translation of the button control 13 relative to the main actuator 7.
  • the control button 13 is mounted to move in translation along the axis of the main actuator 7 between a driving position, illustrated in FIGS.
  • FIGS. figures 3a , 4a and 5a in which the control knob 13 drives the main actuator 7 in rotation, and at least one locking position, illustrated in FIGS. figures 3b , 4b and 5b , in which the control knob 13 prevents the rotation of the main actuator 7 in at least one direction of rotation.
  • the lower part 4 of the housing 2 comprises a housing 15 for a power source 16, such as a battery or a battery, for supplying the lighting module 3.
  • the lower part 4 comprises, at a second end opposite to the first, a cap 17 for closing the housing 15.
  • the power source 16 may be located outside the housing 2.
  • the lamp 1 may comprise a first O-ring 18 located around the third axis of rotation 12, and a second O-ring 19 located around the second axis of rotation 11, in order to seal between the housing 2, the lighting module 3 and the additional actuator 10.
  • the lighting module 3 comprises in in addition to an electrical control circuit 42 of the lighting coupled to the LED.
  • the housing 2 comprises a main electrical circuit 43 coupled to the electrical control circuit 42 and provided with at least one first switch 20 controlled by the main actuator 7.
  • the main electrical circuit 43 comprises a first pair of 7 for example, when the main actuator 7 rotates in a direction of rotation, it can control the first switch 20 to turn off the LED, or the LEDs of the lamp 1, and when rotates in the other direction of rotation, it can control the second switch to turn on the LED, or the LEDs, and also to vary the lighting intensity.
  • the main actuator 7 can, when rotating in a first direction of rotation, control the first switch 20 to reduce the illumination of the LED or LEDs or turn off the LEDs of the lamp 1, and control, when turning in a second direction of rotation, the second switch to turn on the LED, or the LEDs or increase the intensity of illumination.
  • the main electrical circuit 43 may also further comprise another controlled switch 21, or a second pair of controlled switches, by the additional actuator 10.
  • the drive bar 8 is mounted through the housing 2, with a portion external to the housing 2 and an inner portion which extends inside the housing 2.
  • the lamp 1 comprises an O-ring 22 located around the drive bar 8.
  • the inner portion of the drive bar 8 comprises, at a second end opposite to that which is extended by the head 9, a cam 8a intended to be in contact with the switches of the first pair of the main electrical circuit 43.
  • the cam 8a may comprise a projection and the control of the switches is pulse, or several protrusions and the control of the switches is indexed according to the angular position of the main actuator 7.
  • a spring located between the housing 2 and the main actuator 7 may be provided to allow a rotation of the actio 7 and to bring it back automatically to a rest position when the actuator 7 is no longer requested by the user. It is also possible to provide an additional spring situated between the control knob 13 and the casing 2 to allow a translation and a rotation of the control knob 13, when the control knob 13 is in the driving position, and to bring it back into position. the blocking position when the control button 13 is no longer requested by the user. Such additional spring maintains by default the control knob 13 in the locked position.
  • the drive bar 8 is mounted only outside the housing 2.
  • the controlled switches of the first pair each comprise a sensor, capacitive or inductive, and the main actuator 7 comprises a magnet which can open or close each switch according to the angular position of the main actuator 7.
  • the lamp 1 comprises means for indexing 23, 24 which will be described later in Figures 7a and 7b .
  • FIG. 3a and 3b there is shown an embodiment of the portable electric lamp 1 comprising means for locking the main actuator 7 in a single direction of rotation.
  • the lower part 4 of the housing 2 has, at its first end, a first stop 25, and the control knob 13 has a lug 26 which cooperates with the first stop 25 to prevent the main actuator 7 from rotating in one direction of rotation referenced A on the Figures 3a and 3b .
  • the control knob 13 is in the driving position in which it can drive the driving head 9 in the two directions of rotation relative to the longitudinal axis 5.
  • the lower part 4 of the housing 2 may comprise, at its first end, an additional stop 41, located at a different level from that of the first stop 25, which cooperates with the pin 26 so as to limit the stroke of the control knob 13 when the button 13 is in the training position.
  • the lug 26 is in abutment against the additional stop 41 and the button 13 prevents the user from increasing the rotation of the actuator 7 in the direction of rotation referenced A.
  • the stop additional 41 is particularly suitable when the control of the first switch 20 is impulse.
  • the control knob 13 is free to rotate with a limited stroke which is sufficient to control the first switch 20.
  • control knob 13 is in the locking position, in which the lug 26 bears against the first stop 25 and the control knob 13 prevents the user from moving the actuator 7 in the direction of rotation referenced A
  • the user moves the control knob 13 into translation along the drive bar 8 to move the control knob 13 from the driving position to the locking position, and vice versa.
  • the housing 2 comprises two stops 25, 27 situated at the first end of the lower part 4 and forming a insert 28 for the lug 26.
  • the figure 4a illustrates the control knob 13 in the driving position, as to the figure 4b , it illustrates the control knob 13 in the locked position.
  • the lug 26 In the locking position, the lug 26 is housed in the insert 28 and the two stops 25, 27 prevent any rotation of the control knob 13.
  • the control knob 13 prevents the actuator 7 from rotating in both directions. direction of rotation, the actuator 7 is in a locked position in which it is immobilized.
  • the housing 2 has a plurality of stops 25, 27 and 29, 30.
  • the stops 25, 27 and 29, 30 are arranged in such a way as to form several inserts 28, 31, 32 for the lug 26.
  • each pair of abutments forms an insert for the lug 26.
  • the control knob 13 can adopt several locking positions where in each locking position, the lug 26 is housed in an insert between two stops.
  • the figure 5a illustrates the control knob 13 in the driving position, as to the figure 5b , it illustrates the control button 13 in a locking position where the lug 26 is housed in the insert 31 between the two stops 27, 29. In the locking position, the control knob 13 prevents the actuator 7 from rotate in both directions of rotation.
  • the control knob 13 comprises at least one pin 34 intended to slide in at least one groove 35 provided on the drive bar 8.
  • the post 34 cooperates with the groove 35 to allow the user to drive the bar 8 drive in rotation.
  • the tenon 34 can slide in the groove 35 when the user translates the control knob 13 between the driving position and the locking position.
  • the control button 13 has a flat portion 44 and the drive bar 8 also comprises a flat portion 45 located opposite that of the control button 13, so as to allow a translation of the button 13 along the drive bar 8 and allow the button 13 to drive the bar 8 in rotation.
  • the head 9 of the drive bar 8 forms a stop, to prevent the control knob 13 from disengaging from the lamp 1.
  • each indexing means 23, 24 comprises a spring 36, 37 and a ball 38, 39 mounted on one end of the spring associate 36, 37.
  • the indexing means in translation 23 makes it possible to maintain the control knob 13 in the driving position or the locking position.
  • the translation indexing means 23 comprises a housing formed in the drive bar 8 for receiving the spring 36 and the associated ball 38, so that the ball 38 is held in abutment against the control button 13 by the associated spring 36.
  • the ball 38 can move perpendicularly to the axis of rotation 5 of the main actuator 7, by compressing the associated spring 36, when the control knob 13 is translated by the user from the driving position to the locking position, and vice versa.
  • the control knob 13 further comprises an internal lug 40 formed on an inner part of the control knob 13 and projecting into the cavity 14. The internal lug 40 cooperates with the ball 38 so as to maintain the control knob 13 in a stable position of translation.
  • the internal lug 40 is in front of the ball 38 and the control knob 13 is in the driving position.
  • the internal lug 40 is behind the ball 38 and the control knob 13 is in the locking position.
  • the control knob 13 moves from one translation position to the other when the user moves the control button 13 in translation along the longitudinal axis 5 and the internal pin 40 pushes the ball 38 which compresses the associated spring 36.
  • the compression of the spring 36 causes a resistance force tending to prevent the involuntary translation of the control knob 13.
  • the rotational indexing means 24 keeps the main actuator 7 in a determined angular position. It is particularly suitable when the control of the first switch 20 is indexed according to the angular position of the actuator 7.
  • the rotational indexing means 24 comprises a housing formed in the lower part 4 of the housing 2 to receive the spring 37 and the ball 39 associated, so that the ball 39 is held in abutment against the drive bar 8 by the associated spring 37. Furthermore, the ball 39 can move perpendicular to the axis of rotation 5 of the actuator main 7, compressing the associated spring 37, when the actuator 7 is moved angularly by the user.
  • the drive bar 8 comprises several lugs, not shown in the figure for simplification purposes, formed around the bar 8. The lugs cooperate with the ball 39 so as to maintain the actuator 7 in a stable rotational position.
  • a portable electric lamp having a locking system of a simple and effective rotary actuator.
  • the lamp provided is particularly compact and sealed since the actuator does not translate inside the lamp housing.
  • the lamp can provide a variety of different types of lighting, including different colors and lighting intensities, while allowing the actuator to be locked in position, either to maintain the selected illumination or to keep the lamp off.

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Domaine technique de l'inventionTechnical field of the invention

L'invention est relative à une lampe électrique portative à boîtier compact renfermant un module d'éclairage commandé par un actionneur rotatif, et en particulier à une lampe électrique portative frontale utilisée en alpinisme.The invention relates to a portable electric lamp with compact housing enclosing a lighting module controlled by a rotary actuator, and in particular to a portable frontal electric lamp used in mountaineering.

État de la techniqueState of the art

Actuellement, on utilise des lampes électriques portatives à faible encombrement comprenant un module d'éclairage logé dans un boîtier ayant un corps compact. Généralement, la lampe comporte un support muni d'une sangle permettant de porter la lampe sur la tête. En outre, la lampe comporte un circuit électrique couplé au module d'éclairage et muni d'au moins un interrupteur commandé afin de contrôler l'éclairage de la lampe. Le module d'éclairage peut comporter une ou plusieurs diodes électroluminescentes (LED) ou ampoules différentes, pour offrir des modes d'éclairage variés, par exemple un éclairage de type couleur, un éclairage blanc, plus ou moins intense... Les interrupteurs peuvent être commandés à l'aide d'un actionneur rotatif qui se déplace en translation à l'intérieur du boîtier pour prendre une position verrouillée dans laquelle il ne tourne pas. Mais l'étanchéité d'une telle lampe n'est pas garantie du fait du déplacement en translation de l'actionneur. En outre il faut prévoir dans le boîtier un espace particulier pour le déplacement de l'actionneur, ce qui augmente le volume du boîtier et rend la lampe moins compacte.Currently, small space-saving portable electric lamps are used comprising a lighting module housed in a housing having a compact body. Generally, the lamp comprises a support provided with a strap for carrying the lamp on the head. In addition, the lamp has an electrical circuit coupled to the lighting module and provided with at least one controlled switch to control the illumination of the lamp. The lighting module may comprise one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or different bulbs, to offer various lighting modes, for example color-type lighting, white lighting, more or less intense ... The switches can be controlled using a rotary actuator which moves in translation inside the housing to take a locked position in which it does not rotate. But the tightness of such a lamp is not guaranteed due to the translational movement of the actuator. In addition there must be provided in the housing a particular space for the movement of the actuator, which increases the volume of the housing and makes the lamp less compact.

On peut citer la demande de brevet français FR 2 708 714 qui divulgue une lampe d'éclairage électrique comprenant un actionneur monté à rotation pour piloter l'extinction totale ou l'allumage de la lampe. La lampe comporte en outre un loquet de verrouillage situé dans une position centrale de l'actionneur. Le loquet permet de verrouiller l'actionneur dans une position de repos dans laquelle les interrupteurs sont ouverts et la lampe est éteinte. On abaisse le loquet vers une position enfoncée de manière à empêcher toute rotation de l'actionneur. Mais un tel loquet bloque entièrement l'actionneur et ne permet pas une rotation selon un sens unique de rotation pour permettre, par exemple, un éclairage ou une extinction d'urgence de la lampe. Par ailleurs, le loquet étant logé dans l'organe de commande, il impose à l'utilisateur de déverrouiller l'actionneur en plaçant ses doigts sur le loquet, puis de sélectionner un mode d'éclairage en entraînant l'actionneur en rotation. Cette utilisation est rendue difficile lorsque l'utilisateur a une visibilité limitée.We can quote the French patent application FR 2,708,714 which discloses an electric lighting lamp comprising an actuator rotatably mounted to control the total extinction or ignition of the lamp. The lamp further includes a latch latch located in a central position of the actuator. The latch locks the actuator in a rest position in which the switches are open and the lamp is off. The latch is lowered to a depressed position to prevent rotation of the actuator. But such a latch completely blocks the actuator and does not allow rotation in a single direction of rotation to allow, for example, emergency lighting or extinction of the lamp. Moreover, the latch being housed in the control member, it requires the user to unlock the actuator by placing his fingers on the latch, then select a lighting mode by driving the actuator in rotation. This use is made difficult when the user has limited visibility.

Objet de l'inventionObject of the invention

L'objet de l'invention consiste à remédier à ces inconvénients, et à réaliser une lampe électrique portative pourvue d'un moyen pour empêcher la rotation d'un actionneur de commande d'éclairage, selon au moins un sens de rotation, qui soit efficace et simple à utiliser.The object of the invention consists in overcoming these disadvantages, and in producing a portable electric lamp provided with means for preventing rotation of a lighting control actuator, in at least one direction of rotation, which is efficient and simple to use.

Selon un aspect de l'invention, il est proposé une lampe électrique portative à boîtier compact renfermant un module d'éclairage et un circuit électrique couplé au module d'éclairage et muni d'un interrupteur commandé, comprenant un actionneur rotatif autour d'un axe de rotation pour commander l'interrupteur, l'actionneur étant monté fixe en translation selon ledit axe de rotation, la lampe comportant un bouton de commande rotatif autour de l'axe de rotation de l'actionneur, caractérisée en ce que le bouton de commande est en outre monté mobile en translation le long de l'axe de rotation de l'actionneur entre une position d'entraînement dans laquelle le bouton de commande entraîne l'actionneur en rotation et au moins une position de blocage dans laquelle le bouton de commande empêche la rotation de l'actionneur selon au moins un sens de rotation.According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a portable electric lamp compact housing containing a lighting module and an electrical circuit coupled to the lighting module and provided with a controlled switch, comprising a rotary actuator around a axis of rotation for controlling the switch, the actuator being mounted fixed in translation along said axis of rotation, the lamp comprising a rotary control knob around the axis of rotation of the actuator, characterized in that the button control is further mounted mobile in translation along the axis of rotation of the actuator between a driving position in which the control knob drives the actuator in rotation and at least one locking position in which the control knob prevents rotation of the actuator according to at least a direction of rotation.

Ainsi, on fournit un moyen simple d'utilisation pour bloquer l'actionneur du contrôle de l'éclairage de la lampe selon au moins un sens de rotation. On peut alors, par exemple, bloquer l'augmentation de puissance de l'éclairage tout en permettant une diminution ou une extinction, ou inversement. On fournit également une lampe dont l'actionneur de commande d'éclairage est à la fois entraîné et bloqué par un même bouton de commande, ce qui facilite son utilisation, notamment, pour les situations d'urgence ou encore lorsqu'on utilise la lampe dans des conditions de visibilité défavorables. L'actionneur est en outre monté fixe en translation, notamment pour améliorer l'étanchéité du boîtier et pour diminuer l'espace intérieur du boîtier afin de rendre la lampe encore plus compacte. On améliore également la transmission de la commande entre l'actionneur et l'interrupteur.Thus, there is provided an easy-to-use means for locking the actuator of controlling the lighting of the lamp in at least one direction of rotation. We can then, for example, block the increase in power of the light while allowing a decrease or extinction, or vice versa. It also provides a lamp whose lighting control actuator is both driven and blocked by the same button, which facilitates its use, especially for emergency situations or when using the lamp under adverse visibility conditions. The actuator is also mounted fixed in translation, in particular to improve the sealing of the housing and to reduce the interior space of the housing to make the lamp even more compact. The transmission of control between the actuator and the switch is also improved.

Le bouton de commande peut comporter un ergot, et le boîtier comporte au moins une butée pour bloquer l'ergot selon au moins un sens de rotation de l'actionneur lorsque le bouton de commande est dans ladite position de blocage.The control knob may comprise a lug, and the housing has at least one stop for locking the lug in at least one direction of rotation of the actuator when the control knob is in said locking position.

Le boîtier peut comporter au moins deux butées disposées autour d'un insert conformé pour recevoir l'ergot, lorsque le bouton de commande est dans ladite position de blocage, de manière à empêcher la rotation de l'actionneur selon les deux sens de rotation.The housing may comprise at least two stops arranged around an insert shaped to receive the lug, when the control knob is in said locking position, so as to prevent the rotation of the actuator in both directions of rotation.

Ainsi, on évite tout allumage intempestif de la lampe.Thus, it avoids inadvertent ignition of the lamp.

La lampe électrique portative peut comprendre des moyens d'indexage en translation pour maintenir le bouton de commande selon une position de translation déterminée.The portable electric lamp may comprise indexing means in translation to maintain the control button in a determined translation position.

Selon un mode de réalisation, l'actionneur comporte une barre d'entraînement montée à travers le boîtier, et munie d'une came destinée à commander l'interrupteur.According to one embodiment, the actuator comprises a drive bar mounted through the housing, and provided with a cam for controlling the switch.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, l'interrupteur comporte un capteur inductif ou capacitif et l'actionneur comporte un aimant destiné à commander l'interrupteur.According to another embodiment, the switch comprises an inductive or capacitive sensor and the actuator comprises a magnet for controlling the switch.

Ainsi, on peut utiliser des interrupteurs dits sans contact, ce qui permet de diminuer la taille du boîtier.Thus, one can use said switches without contact, which reduces the size of the housing.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, la lampe comprend au moins un ressort monté entre le boîtier et l'actionneur pour permettre une rotation de l'actionneur et pour le ramener vers une position de repos.According to another embodiment, the lamp comprises at least one spring mounted between the housing and the actuator to allow rotation of the actuator and to bring it back to a rest position.

La lampe électrique portative peut également comprendre au moins un ressort monté entre le bouton de commande et le boîtier pour permettre une translation et une rotation du bouton de commande et pour le ramener depuis la position d'entraînement vers ladite position de blocage.The portable electric lamp may also include at least one spring mounted between the control knob and the housing to enable translation and rotation of the control knob and to return it from the driving position to said locking position.

Selon encore un autre mode de réalisation, la lampe électrique portative comprend des moyens d'indexage en rotation pour maintenir l'actionneur selon une position angulaire déterminée.According to yet another embodiment, the portable electric lamp comprises means for indexing in rotation to maintain the actuator in a determined angular position.

Le boîtier peut en outre comporter plusieurs butées et plusieurs inserts, chaque insert étant disposé entre deux butées et étant conformé pour recevoir l'ergot, lorsque le bouton de commande est dans ladite position de blocage, de manière à empêcher la rotation de l'actionneur selon les deux sens de rotation.The housing may further comprise several stops and several inserts, each insert being disposed between two stops and being shaped to receive the lug, when the control knob is in said position of locking, so as to prevent rotation of the actuator in both directions of rotation.

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D'autres avantages et caractéristiques ressortiront plus clairement de la description qui va suivre de modes particuliers de réalisation de l'invention donnés à titre d'exemples non limitatifs et représentés aux dessins annexés, dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1, illustre schématiquement une vue en perspective d'un mode de réalisation d'une lampe électrique portative selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2, illustre de façon schématique une vue en coupe de la figure 1 ;
  • les figures 3a et 3b, illustrent schématiquement une vue en perspective d'un autre mode de réalisation de la lampe selon l'invention;
  • les figures 4a, 4b et 5a, 5b, illustrent schématiquement d'autres modes de réalisation de la lampe selon l'invention ;
  • les figures 6a et 6b illustrent de façon schématique des vues en coupe selon l'axe A-A de la figure 4b ; et
  • les figures 7a et 7b, illustrent schématiquement des modes de réalisation des moyens d'indexage de la lampe selon l'invention.
Other advantages and features will emerge more clearly from the following description of particular embodiments of the invention given by way of non-limiting example and represented in the accompanying drawings, in which:
  • the figure 1 schematically illustrates a perspective view of an embodiment of a portable electric lamp according to the invention;
  • the figure 2 , schematically illustrates a sectional view of the figure 1 ;
  • the Figures 3a and 3b , schematically illustrate a perspective view of another embodiment of the lamp according to the invention;
  • the FIGS. 4a, 4b and 5a, 5b , schematically illustrate other embodiments of the lamp according to the invention;
  • the Figures 6a and 6b schematically illustrate sectional views along the axis AA of the figure 4b ; and
  • the Figures 7a and 7b , schematically illustrate embodiments of the indexing means of the lamp according to the invention.

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Sur la figure 1, on a représenté de façon schématique une vue en perspective d'une lampe électrique portative 1 comportant un boîtier compact 2 renfermant un module d'éclairage 3 muni, de préférence, d'une diode électroluminescente (LED). Le module d'éclairage 3 peut également comporter plusieurs LED, de puissance ou standards. La lampe électrique portative 1 peut être une lampe frontale, ou une lampe torche, et le boîtier 2 peut être réalisé en matériau isolant ou métallique.On the figure 1 a perspective view of a portable electric lamp 1 having a compact housing 2 enclosing a lighting module 3 preferably provided with a light-emitting diode (LED) is shown diagrammatically. The lighting module 3 may also include several LEDs, power or standards. The portable electric lamp 1 may be a headlamp, or a flashlight, and the housing 2 may be made of insulating or metallic material.

Le boîtier 2 comporte une partie basse 4 sensiblement cylindrique s'étendant le long d'un axe longitudinal 5 et une partie haute 6 sensiblement parallélépipédique. La partie basse 4 comporte un actionneur principal 7 rotatif autour de l'axe longitudinal 5, noté également axe de rotation 5 de l'actionneur principal 7. L'actionneur principal 7 permet de commander l'éclairage de la LED, il est situé à une première extrémité de la partie basse 4. L'actionneur principal 7 comporte une barre d'entraînement 8 prolongée à une première extrémité par une tête 9 sensiblement cylindrique. La barre d'entraînement 8 est montée à rotation autour de l'axe longitudinal 5, et est bloquée en translation par rapport à l'axe longitudinal 5. En d'autres termes, la barre d'entraînement 8 est montée fixe en translation par rapport à la partie basse 4 du boîtier 2, et se déplace uniquement en rotation autour de l'axe longitudinal 5. La lampe 1 peut également comprendre un actionneur additionnel 10 rotatif autour d'un deuxième axe de rotation 11 sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe de rotation 5 de l'actionneur principal 7. L'actionneur additionnel 10 peut également commander l'éclairage d'autres LED, par exemple une LED infrarouge, ou encore commander des niveaux d'intensité d'éclairage, ou différents modes d'éclairage. Avantageusement, le module d'éclairage 3 peut être monté mobile en rotation autour d'un troisième axe de rotation 12 sensiblement perpendiculaire à l'axe longitudinal 5.The housing 2 comprises a substantially cylindrical lower portion 4 extending along a longitudinal axis 5 and a substantially parallelepipedal upper portion 6. The lower part 4 comprises a main actuator 7 rotatable about the longitudinal axis 5, also noted axis of rotation 5 of the main actuator 7. The main actuator 7 can control the LED lighting, it is located at a first end of the lower part 4. The main actuator 7 comprises a drive bar 8 extended at a first end by a substantially cylindrical head 9. The drive bar 8 is rotatably mounted about the longitudinal axis 5, and is locked in translation relative to the longitudinal axis 5. In other words, the drive bar 8 is fixedly mounted in translation by relative to the lower part 4 of the housing 2, and moves only in rotation about the longitudinal axis 5. The lamp 1 may also comprise an additional actuator 10 rotatable about a second axis of rotation 11 substantially perpendicular to the axis 5 of the main actuator 7. The additional actuator 10 can also control the lighting of other LEDs, for example an infrared LED, or control levels of illumination intensity, or different lighting modes. . Advantageously, the lighting module 3 can be rotatably mounted around a third axis of rotation 12 substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis 5.

La lampe 1 comporte en outre un bouton de commande 13, configuré pour permettre à l'utilisateur d'entraîner en rotation l'actionneur principal 7 et pour bloquer l'actionneur 7 selon au moins un sens de rotation. Le bouton de commande 13 est à la fois monté libre en rotation autour de l'axe longitudinal 5 pour entraîner en rotation l'actionneur principal 7, et monté libre en translation le long de l'axe longitudinal 5 pour bloquer et débloquer l'actionneur principal 7. Quelle que soit la position du bouton de commande 13, celui-ci reste solidaire de l'actionneur principal 7. Le bouton de commande 13 a, de préférence, la forme d'un cylindre creux pour former une cavité 14 pour les déplacements en rotation et en translation du bouton de commande 13 par rapport à l'actionneur principal 7. Le bouton de commande 13 est monté mobile en translation le long de l'axe de l'actionneur principal 7 entre une position d'entraînement, illustrée aux figures 3a, 4a et 5a, dans laquelle le bouton de commande 13 entraîne l'actionneur principal 7 en rotation, et au moins une position de blocage, illustrée aux figures 3b, 4b et 5b, dans laquelle le bouton de commande 13 empêche la rotation de l'actionneur principal 7 selon au moins un sens de rotation.The lamp 1 further comprises a control button 13, configured to allow the user to rotate the main actuator 7 and to lock the actuator 7 in at least one direction of rotation. The control knob 13 is both rotatably mounted about the longitudinal axis 5 to rotate the main actuator 7, and mounted free in translation along the longitudinal axis 5 to lock and unlock the actuator 7. Whatever the position of the control knob 13, it remains attached to the main actuator 7. The control knob 13 is preferably in the form of a hollow cylinder to form a cavity 14 for the movements in rotation and in translation of the button control 13 relative to the main actuator 7. The control button 13 is mounted to move in translation along the axis of the main actuator 7 between a driving position, illustrated in FIGS. figures 3a , 4a and 5a , in which the control knob 13 drives the main actuator 7 in rotation, and at least one locking position, illustrated in FIGS. figures 3b , 4b and 5b , in which the control knob 13 prevents the rotation of the main actuator 7 in at least one direction of rotation.

Sur la figure 2, on a représenté une vue en coupe de la lampe 1 décrite à la figure 1. La partie basse 4 du boîtier 2 comprend un logement 15 pour une source d'alimentation 16, telle une pile ou une batterie, pour alimenter le module d'éclairage 3. La partie basse 4 comporte, à une deuxième extrémité opposée à la première, un bouchon 17 pour fermer le logement 15. Selon un autre mode de réalisation, la source d'alimentation 16 peut être située à l'extérieur du boîtier 2. La lampe 1 peut comprendre un premier joint torique 18 situé autour du troisième axe de rotation 12, et un deuxième joint torique 19 situé autour du deuxième axe de rotation 11, afin d'assurer l'étanchéité entre le boîtier 2, le module d'éclairage 3 et l'actionneur additionnel 10. Le module d'éclairage 3 comporte en outre un circuit électrique 42 de commande de l'éclairage couplé à la LED. Par ailleurs, le boîtier 2 comporte un circuit électrique principal 43 couplé au circuit électrique de commande 42 et muni d'au moins un premier interrupteur commandé 20 par l'actionneur principal 7. De préférence, le circuit électrique principal 43 comprend une première paire d'interrupteurs commandés par l'actionneur principal 7. Par exemple, lorsque l'actionneur principal 7 tourne dans un sens de rotation, il peut commander le premier interrupteur 20 pour éteindre la LED, ou les LED de la lampe 1, et lorsqu'il tourne dans l'autre sens de rotation, il peut commander le deuxième interrupteur pour allumer la LED, ou les LED, et également faire varier l'intensité d'éclairage. En variante, l'actionneur principal 7 peut, lorsqu'il tourne dans un premier sens de rotation, commander le premier interrupteur 20 pour diminuer l'éclairage de la LED ou des LED ou éteindre la ou les LED de la lampe 1, et commander, lorsqu'il tourne dans un deuxième sens de rotation, le deuxième interrupteur pour allumer la LED, ou les LED ou augmenter l'intensité d'éclairage. Le circuit électrique principal 43 peut également comprendre encore un autre interrupteur 21 commandé, ou une deuxième paire d'interrupteurs commandés, par l'actionneur additionnel 10.On the figure 2 a sectional view of the lamp 1 described in FIG. figure 1 . The lower part 4 of the housing 2 comprises a housing 15 for a power source 16, such as a battery or a battery, for supplying the lighting module 3. The lower part 4 comprises, at a second end opposite to the first, a cap 17 for closing the housing 15. According to another embodiment, the power source 16 may be located outside the housing 2. The lamp 1 may comprise a first O-ring 18 located around the third axis of rotation 12, and a second O-ring 19 located around the second axis of rotation 11, in order to seal between the housing 2, the lighting module 3 and the additional actuator 10. The lighting module 3 comprises in in addition to an electrical control circuit 42 of the lighting coupled to the LED. Furthermore, the housing 2 comprises a main electrical circuit 43 coupled to the electrical control circuit 42 and provided with at least one first switch 20 controlled by the main actuator 7. Preferably, the main electrical circuit 43 comprises a first pair of 7 for example, when the main actuator 7 rotates in a direction of rotation, it can control the first switch 20 to turn off the LED, or the LEDs of the lamp 1, and when rotates in the other direction of rotation, it can control the second switch to turn on the LED, or the LEDs, and also to vary the lighting intensity. Alternatively, the main actuator 7 can, when rotating in a first direction of rotation, control the first switch 20 to reduce the illumination of the LED or LEDs or turn off the LEDs of the lamp 1, and control, when turning in a second direction of rotation, the second switch to turn on the LED, or the LEDs or increase the intensity of illumination. The main electrical circuit 43 may also further comprise another controlled switch 21, or a second pair of controlled switches, by the additional actuator 10.

Selon un mode de réalisation préféré, la barre d'entraînement 8 est montée à travers le boîtier 2, avec une partie externe au boîtier 2 et une partie interne qui se prolonge à l'intérieur du boîtier 2. En outre, la lampe 1 comporte un joint torique 22 situé autour de la barre d'entraînement 8. La partie interne de la barre d'entraînement 8 comporte, à une deuxième extrémité opposée à celle qui est prolongée par la tête 9, une came 8a destinée à être en contact avec les interrupteurs de la première paire du circuit électrique principal 43. La came 8a peut comprendre une saillie et la commande des interrupteurs est impulsionnelle, ou plusieurs saillies et la commande des interrupteurs est indexée en fonction de la position angulaire de l'actionneur principal 7. Lorsque la commande des interrupteurs de la première paire est impulsionnelle, on peut prévoir un ressort situé entre le boîtier 2 et l'actionneur principal 7 pour permettre une rotation de l'actionneur 7 et pour le ramener, de façon automatique, vers une position de repos lorsque l'actionneur 7 n'est plus sollicité par l'utilisateur. On peut également prévoir un ressort additionnel situé entre le bouton de commande 13 et le boîtier 2 pour permettre une translation et une rotation du bouton de commande 13, lorsque le bouton de commande 13 est dans la position d'entraînement, et pour la ramener dans la position de blocage lorsque le bouton de commande 13 n'est plus sollicité par l'utilisateur. Un tel ressort additionnel maintient par défaut le bouton de commande 13 en position de blocage.According to a preferred embodiment, the drive bar 8 is mounted through the housing 2, with a portion external to the housing 2 and an inner portion which extends inside the housing 2. In addition, the lamp 1 comprises an O-ring 22 located around the drive bar 8. The inner portion of the drive bar 8 comprises, at a second end opposite to that which is extended by the head 9, a cam 8a intended to be in contact with the switches of the first pair of the main electrical circuit 43. The cam 8a may comprise a projection and the control of the switches is pulse, or several protrusions and the control of the switches is indexed according to the angular position of the main actuator 7. When the control of the switches of the first pair is impulse, a spring located between the housing 2 and the main actuator 7 may be provided to allow a rotation of the actio 7 and to bring it back automatically to a rest position when the actuator 7 is no longer requested by the user. It is also possible to provide an additional spring situated between the control knob 13 and the casing 2 to allow a translation and a rotation of the control knob 13, when the control knob 13 is in the driving position, and to bring it back into position. the blocking position when the control button 13 is no longer requested by the user. Such additional spring maintains by default the control knob 13 in the locked position.

Selon un autre mode de réalisation, la barre d'entraînement 8 est montée uniquement à l'extérieur du boîtier 2. Les interrupteurs commandés de la première paire comportent chacun un capteur, capacitif ou inductif, et l'actionneur principal 7 comporte un aimant qui permet d'ouvrir ou fermer chaque interrupteur selon la position angulaire de l'actionneur principal 7. Avantageusement, la lampe 1 comporte des moyens d'indexage 23, 24 qui seront décrits ultérieurement aux figures 7a et 7b.According to another embodiment, the drive bar 8 is mounted only outside the housing 2. The controlled switches of the first pair each comprise a sensor, capacitive or inductive, and the main actuator 7 comprises a magnet which can open or close each switch according to the angular position of the main actuator 7. Advantageously, the lamp 1 comprises means for indexing 23, 24 which will be described later in Figures 7a and 7b .

Sur les figures 3a et 3b, on a représenté un mode de réalisation de la lampe électrique portative 1 comprenant des moyens pour bloquer l'actionneur principal 7 selon un unique sens de rotation. La partie basse 4 du boîtier 2 comporte, au niveau de sa première extrémité, une première butée 25, et le bouton de commande 13 comporte un ergot 26 qui coopère avec la première butée 25 pour empêcher l'actionneur principal 7 de tourner selon un sens de rotation référencé A sur les figures 3a et 3b. Sur la figure 3a le bouton de commande 13 est dans la position d'entraînement dans laquelle elle permet d'entraîner la tête d'entraînement 9 selon les deux sens de rotation par rapport à l'axe longitudinal 5. En variante, la partie basse 4 du boîtier 2 peut comporter, au niveau de sa première extrémité, une butée supplémentaire 41, située à un niveau différent de celui de la première butée 25, qui coopère avec l'ergot 26 de façon à limiter la course du bouton de commande 13 lorsque le bouton 13 est en position d'entraînement. En fin de course du bouton de commande 13, l'ergot 26 est en appui contre la butée supplémentaire 41 et le bouton 13 empêche l'utilisateur d'augmenter la rotation de l'actionneur 7 selon le sens de rotation référencé A. La butée supplémentaire 41 est particulièrement adaptée lorsque la commande du premier interrupteur 20 est impulsionnelle. Ainsi, en position d'entraînement, le bouton de commande 13 est libre en rotation avec une course limitée qui est suffisante pour commander le premier interrupteur 20. Sur la figure 3b, le bouton de commande 13 est dans la position de blocage, dans laquelle l'ergot 26 est en appui contre la première butée 25 et le bouton de commande 13 empêche l'utilisateur de déplacer l'actionneur 7 selon le sens de rotation référencé A. L'utilisateur déplace le bouton de commande 13 en translation le long de la barre d'entraînement 8 pour faire passer le bouton de commande 13 de la position d'entraînement vers la position de blocage, et inversement.On the Figures 3a and 3b , there is shown an embodiment of the portable electric lamp 1 comprising means for locking the main actuator 7 in a single direction of rotation. The lower part 4 of the housing 2 has, at its first end, a first stop 25, and the control knob 13 has a lug 26 which cooperates with the first stop 25 to prevent the main actuator 7 from rotating in one direction of rotation referenced A on the Figures 3a and 3b . On the figure 3a the control knob 13 is in the driving position in which it can drive the driving head 9 in the two directions of rotation relative to the longitudinal axis 5. Alternatively, the lower part 4 of the housing 2 may comprise, at its first end, an additional stop 41, located at a different level from that of the first stop 25, which cooperates with the pin 26 so as to limit the stroke of the control knob 13 when the button 13 is in the training position. At the end of the stroke of the control knob 13, the lug 26 is in abutment against the additional stop 41 and the button 13 prevents the user from increasing the rotation of the actuator 7 in the direction of rotation referenced A. The stop additional 41 is particularly suitable when the control of the first switch 20 is impulse. Thus, in the driving position, the control knob 13 is free to rotate with a limited stroke which is sufficient to control the first switch 20. On the figure 3b , the control knob 13 is in the locking position, in which the lug 26 bears against the first stop 25 and the control knob 13 prevents the user from moving the actuator 7 in the direction of rotation referenced A The user moves the control knob 13 into translation along the drive bar 8 to move the control knob 13 from the driving position to the locking position, and vice versa.

Sur les figures 4a et 4b, on a représenté une vue schématique d'un autre mode de réalisation de la lampe 1. Dans cet autre mode de réalisation, le boîtier 2 comporte deux butées 25, 27 situées au niveau de la première extrémité de la partie basse 4 et formant un insert 28 pour l'ergot 26. La figure 4a illustre le bouton de commande 13 en position d'entraînement, quant à la figure 4b, elle illustre le bouton de commande 13 en position de blocage. Dans la position de blocage, l'ergot 26 est logé dans l'insert 28 et les deux butées 25, 27 empêchent toute rotation du bouton de commande 13. Ainsi, le bouton de commande 13 empêche l'actionneur 7 de tourner selon les deux sens de rotation, l'actionneur 7 est dans une position verrouillée dans laquelle il est immobilisé.On the Figures 4a and 4b a schematic view of another embodiment of the lamp 1 is shown. In this further embodiment, the housing 2 comprises two stops 25, 27 situated at the first end of the lower part 4 and forming a insert 28 for the lug 26. The figure 4a illustrates the control knob 13 in the driving position, as to the figure 4b , it illustrates the control knob 13 in the locked position. In the locking position, the lug 26 is housed in the insert 28 and the two stops 25, 27 prevent any rotation of the control knob 13. Thus, the control knob 13 prevents the actuator 7 from rotating in both directions. direction of rotation, the actuator 7 is in a locked position in which it is immobilized.

Sur les figures 5a et 5b, on a représenté une vue schématique d'un autre mode de réalisation de la lampe 1. Dans cet autre mode de réalisation, le boîtier 2 comporte plusieurs butées 25, 27 et 29, 30. Les butées 25, 27 et 29, 30 sont disposées de manière à former plusieurs inserts 28, 31, 32 pour l'ergot 26. En particulier, chaque paire de butées forme un insert pour l'ergot 26. Ainsi, le bouton de commande 13 peut adopter plusieurs positions de blocage où dans chaque position de blocage, l'ergot 26 est logé dans un insert entre deux butées. La figure 5a illustre le bouton de commande 13 en position d'entraînement, quant à la figure 5b, elle illustre le bouton de commande 13 dans une position de blocage où l'ergot 26 est logé dans l'insert 31 entre les deux butées 27, 29. Dans la position de blocage, le bouton de commande 13 empêche l'actionneur 7 de tourner selon les deux sens de rotation.On the Figures 5a and 5b a schematic view of another embodiment of the lamp 1 is shown. In this further embodiment, the housing 2 has a plurality of stops 25, 27 and 29, 30. The stops 25, 27 and 29, 30 are arranged in such a way as to form several inserts 28, 31, 32 for the lug 26. In particular, each pair of abutments forms an insert for the lug 26. Thus, the control knob 13 can adopt several locking positions where in each locking position, the lug 26 is housed in an insert between two stops. The figure 5a illustrates the control knob 13 in the driving position, as to the figure 5b , it illustrates the control button 13 in a locking position where the lug 26 is housed in the insert 31 between the two stops 27, 29. In the locking position, the control knob 13 prevents the actuator 7 from rotate in both directions of rotation.

Sur les figures 6a et 6b, on a représenté respectivement deux vues schématiques en coupe selon l'axe A-A de la figure 4b. Selon un mode de réalisation illustré à la figure 6a, le bouton de commande 13 comporte au moins un tenon 34 destiné à coulisser dans au moins une cannelure 35 prévue sur la barre d'entraînement 8. Le tenon 34 coopère avec la cannelure 35 pour permettre à l'utilisateur d'entraîner la barre d'entraînement 8 en rotation. En outre, le tenon 34 peut coulisser dans la cannelure 35 lorsque l'utilisateur translate le bouton de commande 13 entre la position d'entraînement et la position de blocage. Selon un autre mode de réalisation illustré à la figure 6b, le bouton de commande 13 comporte un méplat 44 et la barre d'entraînement 8 comporte également un méplat 45 situé en regard de celui du bouton de commande 13, de façon à permettre une translation du bouton 13 le long de la barre d'entraînement 8 et permettre au bouton 13 d'entraîner la barre 8 en rotation. Dans les deux modes de réalisation, la tête 9 de la barre d'entraînement 8 forme une butée, pour empêcher le bouton de commande 13 de se désolidariser de la lampe 1.On the Figures 6a and 6b two diagrammatic views in section along the axis AA of the figure 4b . According to an embodiment illustrated in figure 6a , the control knob 13 comprises at least one pin 34 intended to slide in at least one groove 35 provided on the drive bar 8. The post 34 cooperates with the groove 35 to allow the user to drive the bar 8 drive in rotation. In addition, the tenon 34 can slide in the groove 35 when the user translates the control knob 13 between the driving position and the locking position. According to another embodiment illustrated in figure 6b , the control button 13 has a flat portion 44 and the drive bar 8 also comprises a flat portion 45 located opposite that of the control button 13, so as to allow a translation of the button 13 along the drive bar 8 and allow the button 13 to drive the bar 8 in rotation. In both embodiments, the head 9 of the drive bar 8 forms a stop, to prevent the control knob 13 from disengaging from the lamp 1.

Sur les figures 7a et 7b, on a représenté des vues en coupe de la lampe 1 décrite à la figure 1, illustrant des modes de réalisation des moyens d'indexage en translation 23 et des moyens d'indexage en rotation 24. Chaque moyen d'indexage 23, 24 comporte un ressort 36, 37 et une bille 38, 39 montée sur une extrémité du ressort associé 36, 37.On the Figures 7a and 7b , sectional views of the lamp 1 described in FIG. figure 1 , illustrating embodiments of the indexing means 23 and rotation indexing means 24. Each indexing means 23, 24 comprises a spring 36, 37 and a ball 38, 39 mounted on one end of the spring associate 36, 37.

Le moyen d'indexage en translation 23 permet de maintenir le bouton de commande 13 selon la position d'entraînement ou la position de blocage. Le moyen d'indexage en translation 23 comporte un logement formé dans la barre d'entraînement 8 pour recevoir le ressort 36 et la bille 38 associée, de sorte que la bille 38 est maintenue en appui contre le bouton de commande 13 par le ressort associé 36. Par ailleurs, la bille 38 peut se déplacer perpendiculairement à l'axe de rotation 5 de l'actionneur principal 7, en comprimant le ressort associé 36, lorsque le bouton de commande 13 est translaté par l'utilisateur depuis la position d'entraînement vers la position de blocage, et inversement. Le bouton de commande 13 comporte en outre un ergot interne 40 formé sur une partie interne du bouton de commande 13 et faisant saillie dans la cavité 14. L'ergot interne 40 coopère avec la bille 38 de façon à maintenir le bouton de commande 13 dans une position stable de translation. Sur la figure 7a, l'ergot interne 40 est en avant de la bille 38 et le bouton de commande 13 est dans la position d'entraînement. Sur la figure 7b, l'ergot interne 40 est en arrière de la bille 38 et le bouton de commande 13 est dans la position de blocage. Le bouton de commande 13 passe d'une position de translation à l'autre lorsque l'utilisateur déplace le bouton de commande 13 en translation selon l'axe longitudinal 5 et que l'ergot interne 40 repousse la bille 38 qui comprime le ressort associé 36. La compression du ressort 36 provoque un effort de résistance tendant à empêcher la translation involontaire du bouton de commande 13.The indexing means in translation 23 makes it possible to maintain the control knob 13 in the driving position or the locking position. The translation indexing means 23 comprises a housing formed in the drive bar 8 for receiving the spring 36 and the associated ball 38, so that the ball 38 is held in abutment against the control button 13 by the associated spring 36. Moreover, the ball 38 can move perpendicularly to the axis of rotation 5 of the main actuator 7, by compressing the associated spring 36, when the control knob 13 is translated by the user from the driving position to the locking position, and vice versa. The control knob 13 further comprises an internal lug 40 formed on an inner part of the control knob 13 and projecting into the cavity 14. The internal lug 40 cooperates with the ball 38 so as to maintain the control knob 13 in a stable position of translation. On the figure 7a , the internal lug 40 is in front of the ball 38 and the control knob 13 is in the driving position. On the figure 7b , the internal lug 40 is behind the ball 38 and the control knob 13 is in the locking position. The control knob 13 moves from one translation position to the other when the user moves the control button 13 in translation along the longitudinal axis 5 and the internal pin 40 pushes the ball 38 which compresses the associated spring 36. The compression of the spring 36 causes a resistance force tending to prevent the involuntary translation of the control knob 13.

Le moyen d'indexage en rotation 24 permet de maintenir l'actionneur principal 7 selon une position angulaire déterminée. Il est particulièrement adapté lorsque la commande du premier interrupteur 20 est indexée en fonction de la position angulaire de l'actionneur 7. Le moyen d'indexage en rotation 24 comporte un logement formé dans la partie basse 4 du boîtier 2 pour recevoir le ressort 37 et la bille 39 associée, de sorte que la bille 39 est maintenue en appui contre la barre d'entraînement 8 par le ressort associé 37. Par ailleurs, la bille 39 peut se déplacer perpendiculairement à l'axe de rotation 5 de l'actionneur principal 7, en comprimant le ressort associé 37, lorsque l'actionneur 7 est déplacé angulairement par l'utilisateur. La barre d'entraînement 8 comporte plusieurs ergots, non représentés sur la figure à des fins de simplification, formés autour de la barre 8. Les ergots coopèrent avec la bille 39 de façon à maintenir l'actionneur 7 dans une position stable de rotation.The rotational indexing means 24 keeps the main actuator 7 in a determined angular position. It is particularly suitable when the control of the first switch 20 is indexed according to the angular position of the actuator 7. The rotational indexing means 24 comprises a housing formed in the lower part 4 of the housing 2 to receive the spring 37 and the ball 39 associated, so that the ball 39 is held in abutment against the drive bar 8 by the associated spring 37. Furthermore, the ball 39 can move perpendicular to the axis of rotation 5 of the actuator main 7, compressing the associated spring 37, when the actuator 7 is moved angularly by the user. The drive bar 8 comprises several lugs, not shown in the figure for simplification purposes, formed around the bar 8. The lugs cooperate with the ball 39 so as to maintain the actuator 7 in a stable rotational position.

Ainsi, on offre une lampe électrique portative ayant un système de blocage d'un actionneur rotatif simple et efficace. Avantageusement, la lampe fournie est particulièrement compacte et étanche puisque l'actionneur ne translate pas à l'intérieur du boîtier de la lampe. La lampe peut offrir plusieurs types d'éclairage très différents, notamment des couleurs différentes et des intensités d'éclairage variées, tout en permettant de bloquer l'actionneur en position, soit pour conserver l'éclairage sélectionné, soit pour maintenir la lampe éteinte.Thus, there is provided a portable electric lamp having a locking system of a simple and effective rotary actuator. Advantageously, the lamp provided is particularly compact and sealed since the actuator does not translate inside the lamp housing. The lamp can provide a variety of different types of lighting, including different colors and lighting intensities, while allowing the actuator to be locked in position, either to maintain the selected illumination or to keep the lamp off.

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  1. Portable electric lamp with a compact casing (2) housing a lighting module (3) and an electric circuit (43) coupled to the lighting module (3) and provided with a controlled switch (20), comprising an actuator (7) rotating around an axis of rotation (5) to control the switch (20), the actuator (7) being mounted fixed in translation in the direction of said axis of rotation (5) and the lamp comprising a control knob (13) rotating around the axis of rotation (5) of the actuator (7), characterized in that the control knob (13) further is mounted movable in translation along the axis of rotation (5) of the actuator (7) between a driving position in which the control knob (13) drives the actuator (7) in rotation and at least one blocking position in which the control knob (13) prevents rotation of the actuator (7) in at least one direction of rotation.
  2. Portable electric lamp according to claim 1, wherein the control knob (13) comprises a pin (26), and the casing (2) comprises at least one stop (25) to block the pin (26) in at least one direction of rotation (A) of the actuator (7) when the control knob (13) is in said blocking position.
  3. Portable electric lamp according to claim 2, wherein the casing (2) comprises at least two stops (25, 27) arranged around an insert (28) shaped such as to receive the pin (26), when the control knob (13) is in said blocking position, so as to prevent rotation of the actuator (7) in both directions of rotation.
  4. Portable electric lamp according to one of claims 1 to 3, comprising means for indexing in translation (23) to keep the control knob (13) in a determined translation position.
  5. Portable electric lamp according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the actuator (7) comprises a drive bar (8) fitted through the casing (2), and provided with a cam (8a) designed to control the switch (20).
  6. Portable electric lamp according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the switch (20) comprises an inductive or capacitive sensor and the actuator (7) comprises a magnet designed to control the switch (20).
  7. Portable electric lamp according to one of claims 1 to 6, comprising at least one spring fitted between the casing (2) and the actuator (7) to enable rotation of the actuator (7) and to return the latter to a rest position.
  8. Portable electric lamp according to one of claims 1 to 7, comprising at least one spring fitted between the control knob (13) and the casing (2) to enable translation and rotation of the control knob (13) and to return the latter from the driving position to said blocking position.
  9. Portable electric lamp according to one of claims 1 to 6, comprising means for indexing in rotation (24) to keep the actuator (7) in a determined angular position.
  10. Portable electric lamp according to claim 9, wherein the casing (2) comprises several stops (25, 27, 29, 30) and several inserts (28, 31, 32), each insert being located between two stops and being shaped so as to receive the pin (26), when the control knob (13) is in said blocking position so as to prevent rotation of the actuator (7) in both directions of rotation.
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