EP3783254B1 - Mobile lighting device - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to the field of mobile (nomadic) and portable lighting, in particular lighting of the portable type.

A portable lamp is used in particular in the building industry to illuminate a construction site, allowing the user to easily make his lighting mobile in order to adapt to each situation.

Usually, a portable lamp must be easily transportable, be able to operate on batteries or be able to be electrically connected to the mains, and be able to illuminate from a certain height. Among the various existing models of handlamps, a distinction is made between corded handlamps with fixed lighting and fitted with a suspension system, compact battery-powered handlamps, including fixed lighting and a handle which allows the handlamp to be fixed at a height by suspending the handle, and those in the form of a much more imposing box storing one or more power batteries, intended to be placed on the floor, and storing a lighting which is integral with a telescopic mast in order to arrange lighting at a certain height.

However, these portable or portable lights have several drawbacks.

• Le dispositif filaire nécessite d'avoir à disposition un branchement sur un réseau de distribution électrique, et limite le déplacement de l'utilisateur sur le chantier en raison de la longueur imposée du fil électrique, ou ne permet pas, en raison du fil, un déplacement aisé sur un chantier qui peut être encombré.
• Le dispositif sur batterie avec anse est certes peu encombrant, mais il ne peut qu'être suspendu ; il est nécessaire d'avoir sur place un élément d'accrochage à disposition.
• Le dispositif avec mât télescopique est transportable mais est bien trop lourd et encombrant pour être gardé à la main pour un éclairage ponctuel dont aurait besoin l'utilisateur en gardant à la main le dispositif. De plus, le dispositif avec mât télescopique est volumineux vis-à-vis de son boîtier-embase afin de stocker suffisamment de batteries, ce qui ne permet pas de l'agencer dans certains recoins étroits d'une pièce.

These lights are limited in their use:

• The wired device requires having a connection to an electrical distribution network available, and limits the movement of the user on the site due to the imposed length of the electrical wire, or does not allow, because of the wire, a easy movement on a construction site which can be congested.
• The battery-powered device with handle is certainly not bulky, but it can only be suspended; it is necessary to have an attachment element available on site.
• The device with telescopic mast is transportable but is far too heavy and bulky to be kept in the hand for the occasional lighting that the user would need while keeping the device in his hand. In addition, the device with telescopic mast is bulky vis-à-vis its housing-base in order to store enough batteries, which does not allow it to be arranged in certain narrow corners of a room.

In addition, for devices operating on batteries, this creates the risk of no longer lighting in the event of a flat battery, or involves having to systematically have one or more charged replacement batteries available, which does not simplify organization on a building site.

A lighting device according to the preamble of claim 1 is disclosed in document EP 2 146 136 A1 .

The object of the invention is therefore to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks by proposing a mobile lighting device making it possible to illuminate overhead, while being easy to implement, having a size which allows lighting making it possible to remain, if necessary, at most close to the user, or even able to be kept in the hand, and necessarily guaranteeing its operation even when the lighting is on battery power.

According to the invention, the mobile lighting device is in accordance with claim 1. In particular, the mobile lighting device comprises lighting, and a support for the lighting making it possible to arrange the lighting in height and also being with a storage function for the lighting, the device being characterized in that the lighting is removable with respect to the support and houses its own electric power supply (rechargeable), and in that the support has a body which comprises, on one on the one hand, a storage housing capable of accommodating the lighting which can if necessary be switched on in the position installed in the housing, and on the other hand, two feet capable of adopting two positions, a storage position and a functional position, the two feet, when they are in the functional position, forming with the body of the support a tripod which comprises a head on which the lighting which has been taken out of its housing can be removably fixed. The feet can be removable relative to the body of the support, or can be integral with the body of the support and foldable/unfoldable.

Consequently, the mobile lighting device of the invention provides multi-position lighting and uses: the removability of the lighting relative to the support allows the detachment of the lighting which can then be easily kept in hand, without be heavy and bulky, can if necessary be used in corners of a room that are difficult to access, while guaranteeing lighting, since it includes its own battery-type power supply. In addition, the lighting can be positioned in height thanks to its storage support which converts into a tripod and at the level of the head of which the lighting is mounted. Moreover, even when the support is installed as a tripod, the lighting can remain in place in the housing of the support and be switched on, providing a different orientation of illumination. Finally, the stand without being transformed into a tripod can be arranged on a surface with the lighting stored and turned on, providing yet another orientation of illumination. When the stand is not converted into a tripod, then it retains a footprint that does not need to extend in height, which can be handy in some situations.

According to one characteristic, the support has an elongated (oblong) shape of size equivalent to that of the two legs in order to provide the tripod.

Advantageously, the storage housing is arranged in one of the main surfaces (of the body) of the support so that in the stored position in the housing, the lighting is arranged in a direction oblique to the vertical in the installed position of the tripod and can light in a direction opposite to the feet.

According to the invention, the storage housing for the lighting is in the form of a recess passing through the thickness of the body of the support, in particular the lighting being intended to be held by wedging in the recess, and preferably against abutment means.

Advantageously, the storage housing includes electrical connection means, such as a pair of electrical contacts, which are capable of cooperating directly with electrical connection means arranged on the lighting by inserting the lighting into the housing. The pair of electrical contacts of the support and the electrical connection means of the lighting are preferably directly accessible externally, and are for example in the form of metal surfaces. Thus, there is no need to make any electrical connection, the electrical connection being made directly by contact once the lighting has been inserted into its housing, which is very practical for the user.

According to another characteristic, the support comprises electrical power supply or recharging means for the lighting (said means being arranged internally to the body of the support), in particular at least one battery, and a wired connection system for connecting said power supply means on an electrical distribution network such as the sector. Thus, as soon as the lighting is stored in its housing, its own power supply (which operates on battery) is directly recharged by the power supply means of the support. In addition, the support can be connected to the mains allowing its power supply means to be recharged, and consequently to supply or recharge the battery of the lighting. The wired connection system preferably comprises an electrical cord which is integral with the support (and is connected to the electrical supply means) and the support comprises means for storing said cord; as a variant, the cord can be removable and can be plugged into a socket on the support opening outside the support and connected to the electrical supply means.

Preferably, the body of the support has a peripheral frame which is provided with a groove (over the entire periphery of the frame) adapted to receive a coiled electrical power cord, allowing easy storage of the cord.

In addition, the support may include an electrical outlet connected to the power supply means of the support to be electrically connected to the support and to supply electricity to external electrical equipment such as an electric tool. This electrical outlet is independent of the wired connection system for supplying electricity to the power supply means of the support.

According to another characteristic, the body of the support comprises in one of its distal ends forming the head of the tripod a projecting part whose upper edge comprises a receiving orifice, while the lighting comprises a male part capable of cooperating by insertion into said receiving hole for mounting (and fixing) the lighting on the tripod. Preferably, the dimensions of the male part and of the receiving orifice are adapted to ensure fixing by wedging of the male part.

In the remainder of the description, the terms “upper” and “lower” are understood to mean the qualifiers of an element of the lighting device of the invention, considered when the support of the device is installed in the tripod position on a horizontal surface.

According to another characteristic, the lighting comprises two parts (preferably elongated) foldable relative to each other (around a pivot axis transverse to the longitudinal direction of the parts), at least one of the parts comprising the lighting function (being illuminating by at least one of its main faces), while the other part forms a support and/or fixing base and houses a rechargeable power supply (of the battery type), the two parts being intended to be folded against each other in order to be able to store the lighting in the housing of the device 'lighting.

In particular, the base comprises at one of its free distal ends (opposite to the pivot axis), on the one hand, two feet for maintaining the lighting standing alone on a flat surface, and on the other hand, without protruding from the feet, a male part with the function of fixing the lighting on the tripod of the device, and preferably with the function of suspending and/or attaching the lighting independently of its fixing on the support of the device.

The foldable parts can be unfolded relative to each other at least up to 180° or even 200°, which makes it possible to arrange the lighting, whether or not it is on the tripod, according to multiple positions making it easy to adapt the direction of the illumination to the needs of the user.

In the fully unfolded position of the two parts, the retaining part makes it possible to extend the height of the part with the lighting function, therefore to extend the height of this so-called lighting part.

Advantageously, the lighting may comprise, in particular in its base, means of fixing by magnetization.

According to one characteristic, the base houses an electric power supply battery inside it, and comprises electric contacts on the outside for recharging the battery, in particular these electric contacts being intended to cooperate directly with electric contacts provided on the support of the device which will recharge the battery.

Preferably, the lighting has a generally rectangular parallelepipedic shape, in particular in the folded position.

Preferably, the light has outer peripheral areas which protrude from the rest of the body of the light and are provided with a coating of elastic plastic material, such as poly-styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS). . These areas allow to protect the lighting in the folded position. They also make it possible to ensure a fixing by substantially elastic wedging of the lighting in the housing of the support.

Finally, the lighting comprises an on/off button, preferably positioned in the base while being accessible for a user (on the external face of the base) in the folded position of the base against the part with lighting function , and preferably comprising means for displaying the state of charge of the rechargeable power supply of said lighting.

• [Fig. 1] ou figure 1 représente une vue en perspective de dessus d'un exemple de réalisation du dispositif d'éclairage mobile/transportable selon l'invention avec l'éclairage en position rangée dans le support du dispositif.
• [Fig. 2] ou figure 2 représente une vue en perspective du dispositif de la figure 1, le support étant installé en trépied et l'éclairage étant en position d'agencement en hauteur sur le trépied.
• [Fig. 3] ou figure 3 est une vue en perspective de dessus du support de la figure 1 sans l'éclairage.
• [Fig. 4] ou figure 4 correspond à la face arrière du support de la figure 3 avec l'éclairage rangé.
• [Fig. 5] ou figure 5 est une vue de côté du dispositif de la figure 2.
• [Fig. 6] ou figure 6 est une vue de face du dispositif de la figure 2.
• [Fig. 7] ou figure 7 est une vue en perspective arrière du trépied, montrant la fixation des pieds et en position montée de l'éclairage.
• [Fig. 8] ou figure 8 représente une vue en perspective de l'éclairage seul selon l'exemple de réalisation du dispositif de la figure 1, et en position repliée.
• [Fig. 9] ou figure 9 est une vue en perspective de l'éclairage dans une position dépliée.
• [Fig. 10] ou figure 10 est une vue en perspective de l'éclairage en position dépliée selon un autre angle d'ouverture, et posé par son embase sur une surface, procurant une autre direction d'éclairement.
• [Fig. 11] ou figure 11 est une vue de face de l'éclairage en position debout et selon un déploiement à 180°.
• [Fig. 12] ou figure 12 correspond à une vue de côté de la figure 11.

The present invention is now described using only illustrative examples and in no way limiting the scope of the invention, and from the accompanying illustrations, in which:

• [ Fig. 1] or figure 1 shows a perspective view from above of an embodiment of the mobile/transportable lighting device according to the invention with the lighting in the stowed position in the support of the device.
• [ Fig. 2] or figure 2 shows a perspective view of the device of the figure 1 , the support being installed as a tripod and the lighting being in the height arrangement position on the tripod.
• [ Fig. 3] or figure 3 is a perspective view from above of the support of the figure 1 without lighting.
• [ Fig. 4] or figure 4 corresponds to the rear face of the support of the picture 3 with the lighting stowed.
• [ Fig. 5] or figure 5 is a side view of the device from the picture 2 .
• [ Fig. 6] or figure 6 is a front view of the device of the picture 2 .
• [ Fig. 7] or figure 7 is a rear perspective view of the tripod, showing the attachment of the legs and in the mounted position of the light.
• [ Fig. 8] or figure 8 represents a perspective view of the lighting alone according to the embodiment of the device of the figure 1 , and in the folded position.
• [ Fig. 9] or figure 9 is a perspective view of the light in an unfolded position.
• [ Fig. 10] or figure 10 is a perspective view of the lighting in the unfolded position according to another opening angle, and placed by its base on a surface, providing another direction of lighting.
• [ Fig. 11] or figure 11 is a front view of the lighting in a standing position and deployed at 180°.
• [ Fig. 12] or figure 12 corresponds to a side view of the figure 11 .

The mobile lighting device 1 of the invention illustrated in the figures is in particular intended for use on building sites, without however being limited thereto.

The purpose of the mobile lighting device 1 of the invention is to be easily transportable and to be able, depending on the situation, to arrange its lighting in height either by being placed or by being suspended, or to arrange the lighting on any surface, even as close as possible to the ground, or being able to keep the lighting in your hand easily without bulk and without being heavy to carry, or even arranging the lighting without hindrance in narrow places.

According to the invention, the mobile lighting device 1 comprises a support 2 and lighting 3 which is removable with respect to the support and operates on battery power, the body of the support 2 having a storage function for the lighting ( figure 1 ), and making it possible to arrange the lighting 2 ( picture 2 ) by forming, via two feet 40 and 41, a tripod. The lighting 3 in the stowed position in its support may or may not be on, and therefore can perform its lighting function if necessary. In addition, the stowed position of the lighting makes it possible to power the lighting 3 electrically and/or to recharge it via the support 2.

Lighting 3 houses its power battery within its body. Thus, as the lighting is removable relative to the support 2, it remains independent and can operate without being electrically connected to the support.

The removability of the lighting 3 makes it possible to arrange it appropriately to the situation of use. Lighting 3 as such (without its support) is thus portable; the user can implement the lighting by abandoning the support 2, allowing him for example to place the lighting directly on a surface such as a floor, to arrange it in a corner, and/or to be as close as possible to an area to be lit. As will be seen later, the lighting 3 is also able to be suspended or hung, independently of the support 2. Finally, its removability allows it to be taken out of its storage outside of the support 2 and to arrange it and fix it on the support 2 in a raised position relative to said support ( figure 2 ).

In particular with regard to figures 1 to 4 , the support 2 comprises a body of oblong shape with two opposite ends, one called lower 2A and the other called upper 2B. The body preferably has a generally parallelepipedic shape. The lower end 2A is intended to rest on the ground when the device is placed in its tripod position, while the upper end 2B then located in height is intended to support the lighting 3. The body of the support 2 comprises two opposite general faces, a so-called front face 2C easily accessible to the user in the installed tripod position, and a so-called rear face 2D and with which the feet 40 and 41 cooperate. The two opposite faces 2C and 2D are connected by a peripheral frame 20.

The support 2 comprises a solid part 21 housing an electric power supply and electric load unit, and a recessed part 22 for storing the lighting 3. The recessed part 22 comprises a through recess 23 whose dimensions and geometry are adapted to constitute a reception/storage housing for the lighting 3, the lighting in the stowed position in the recess not projecting out of the body of the support. The recess 23 passes through so as to promote, for the battery of the lighting 3, the heat exchanges with the outside, in particular the evacuation of the calories and therefore the cooling of the lighting, when the lighting is housed in said recess and that it is or has been in operation. As will be seen later, lighting 3 is foldable and unfoldable according to the invention; in the reception housing/recess 23, the light 3 is in one of its folded positions, which position is called the folded position.

The recess 23 is oblong with respect to the light 3 which is slender and preferably has a substantially parallelepipedic shape.

Fixing of the lighting 3 in the recess 23 is made by wedging in said recess, and abutting (in planes parallel to the general surface of the recess, and therefore to the front 2C and rear 2D faces) in position folded back of the lighting against stops (lower) 24 on the front face integral with the solid part 21 and extending projecting into the recess 23, and a peripheral shoulder or at least two upper shoulders 24' at the level of the upper corners inside the recess 23, so as not to go beyond the 2D rear face and come out of the support. Preferably, the upper corner shoulders 24' form inclined surfaces of the front face 2C towards the rear face 2D. The body of the lighting which is intended to be pressed into the recess slightly by force, comprises peripheral zones 30 provided with a coating of elastic plastic material ( figure 1 ), which makes it possible to introduce the lighting by force into the recess and to jam it, while allowing it to come out. The elastic plastic coating material is for example SBS.

The support 2 comprises a pair of electrical contacts 25 which is arranged at one of the ends of the recess 23 and at the level of the solid part 21. When the lighting 3 is inserted into the recess 23 and applied against the stops 24, it cooperates via electrical contacts 31 suitably arranged on the body of the lighting 3 ( figure 10 ) with said electrical contacts 25.

The solid part 21 which houses the electrical power supply unit and for recharging the battery of the lighting 3 comprises a wired electrical connection system for connecting to an electrical distribution network in order to recharge the electrical power supply unit of the support 2 and/or to power by wire and via the power supply unit of the support 2, the lighting 3 when it is in its stowed position in the support 2.

The wired electrical connection system of the support 2 comprises an electric cord 5 which is preferably secured to the support 2 and exits outside the solid part 21. The support 2 preferably comprises storage means for the electric cord 5 out of use. In the example illustrated, the peripheral frame 20 of the support has a peripheral groove 26 in which and around which the cord 5 ( figure 1 , 3 And 4 ).

In addition, the support 2 advantageously comprises at least one electrical outlet 50 in connection with the electrical power supply internal to the support 2, making it possible, for example, to electrically connect an electrical tool to the support for its power supply, the support 2 via its internal power supply unit thus serving as a power supply source.

The support 2 comprises, integral with the frame 20 and at one of its ends (upper end 2B), opposite the solid part 21, a gripping means 6 such as a handle, facilitating the handling and transport of the device outside use.

The support 2 comprises the two feet 40 and 41, preferably secured to the body of the support, which are unfoldable and foldable relative to the body of the support and are able to adopt two positions, a so-called storage position in their folded state ( figure 1 And 4 ), and a position in their unfolded state ( figure 2 , 5 And 6 ) to obtain with the body of the support a tripod and thus, to arrange the support 2 upright in a stable position. The body of the support 2 comprises on its rear face 2D two opposite longitudinal locations 42 and 43, at the limit of the frame 20 to accommodate therein in the stowed position the respective feet 40 and 41. The feet 40 and 41 are of length substantially equivalent to the length of the body of the support 2. The feet 40 and 41 are integral and adapted to be movable by pivoting from one of their distal ends ( figure 5 And 7 ) and at the upper end 2B of the body of the support 2 and of the rear face 2D. Advantageously, each of the feet is articulated around a respective axis 44, 45 which is in an oblique direction (rather than parallel) with respect to the plane of the rear face 2D so as to allow an arrangement of the feet according to a wide angular opening, c that is to say according to a larger spacing than the spacing distance of the planes integrating the parallel storage spaces 42 and 43, which results in better stability of the tripod.

Therefore, in the fully unfolded position of the 40 and 41 feet ( figure 2 And 5 To 7 ), the bracket 2 can be installed upright in the form of a tripod in order to be able to arrange the lighting 3 in height.

Lighting 3 is mounted on the tripod head (upper end 2B). To this end, the support 2 comprises a support and fixing means which is advantageously produced by the handle 6 of the support. Handle 6 has on its upper edge ( figure 1 And 3 And 4 ) an orifice 60 which is intended to receive by engagement a male part 32 of the body of the lighting 3, while the surface 32′ of the body of the lighting 2 perpendicular to the said male part comes into abutment against the edge 61 of the handle ( figure 5 And 7 ). This fixing by insertion (without jamming) and abutment as well as by gravity, is sufficient to carry and maintain the lighting vertically. Preferably, the coating material of the side edges of the male part 32 is also made of elastic plastic material of the SBS type.

In view of figures 8 to 12 , the light 3 has an oblong-shaped body. Lighting 3 comprises two parts 30A and 30B which are foldable/unfoldable relative to each other, along at least 180°, preferably along 200°, around a hinge axis 33 perpendicular to the direction longitudinal to the body. In the folded state of one of the parts against the other part ( figure 8 ), the lighting 3 preferably has a parallelepipedic shape which allows it to be placed vertically in the folded state while being very stable. In fully unfolded state ( figure 11 ), one of the parts forms in the extension of the other, a longitudinal extension, making it possible to gain in height when the lighting is on its tripod. The first part 30A constitutes a base for supporting/fixing the lighting and for housing a battery power supply, while the second part 30B comprises the function as such of lighting.

The lighting part 30B illuminates at least along one of its main faces 30C, while its opposite face is preferably covered with a metal coating to promote heat evacuation. In the folded or partially unfolded position, the illuminating face 30C is the so-called outer face, which is the one opposite the base 30A, in order to illuminate towards the external environment, including in the folded and stored position or not in its support.

The 30A base houses the lighting supply battery. The lighting is thus autonomous. The battery is recharged when the lighting is stored in housing 23 of support 2.

The base 30A comprises for its support on a flat surface ( figure 11 And 12 ) independently of the support 2, retaining means 34A and 34B which make it possible to place the lighting 3 vertically on a surface, while the lighting part 30B rises in height relative to the base 30A. The support means 34A and 34B form two feet spaced apart in the continuity of the side faces (faces perpendicular to the main faces), which allows the lighting 3 to stand upright on a surface, that the lighting part 30B is folded or not (regardless of the degree of opening of the lighting part).

In the folded position of the lighting part 30B, the latter is pressed against the base 30A, only remaining projecting from the body of the lighting 3, peripheral parts such as the peripheral zones 30 made of plastic material of the SBS, thus to protect the lighting.

As already explained previously, the base 30A comprises, for mounting the lighting 3 to the support 2, the male part 32 which constitutes means for fixing the lighting on the support 2. This male part 32 forms the end free from the body of the base 30A parallel to its main faces and perpendicular to the feet 34A and 34B. This male part 32 does not exceed the feet 34A and 34B, and advantageously ends in the same support plane as that of the feet 34A and 34B. The male part 32 is detached from the feet 34A and 34B to provide respective recesses 35A and 35B which allow the engagement of the male part 32 in the reception orifice 60 of the handle 6 of the tripod/support 2. The thickness of the male part 32 is adapted to cooperate by insertion without jamming with said receiving orifice 60 of the support 2. The bottoms 32' of the recesses 35A and 35B constitute the respective stops 32' for bearing the lighting 3 against the upper edge 61 of the handle 6 of the support 2, when the male part 32 is pushed into the orifice 60.

In addition, the base 30A advantageously comprises means 36 for suspending the lighting 3 to suspend said lighting if necessary when the latter is not on its support 2, these suspension means 36 being constituted by a through hole arranged in the thickness of the male part 32 to provide a hooking loop.

Lighting 3 can also comprise means of fixing by magnetization 37, for example here constituted by a magnet included in the body of the base 30A on its external face 30D.

Finally, the lighting 3 includes an on/off operating button 38, preferably positioned in the base 30A and accessible on the outer face 30D, allowing the lighting to be switched on if necessary while it is in the fully folded position. . As the housing / recess 23 is through, the outer face 30D is accessible in position row of the lighting, allowing the lighting to be switched on if necessary while it remains in the support 2. in the folded position, is not to dazzle the user when switching on.

Preferably, the operating button 38 comprises means for displaying the state of charge and the autonomy of the battery of the lighting 3. For example, these display means comprise light-emitting diodes which illuminate through a surface transparent or translucent of the button, the different colors of the diodes corresponding to a different state of charge.

Preferably, when lighting 3 is switched on when it is not stored in its holder, one of the diodes lights up for a few seconds to know the state of charge of the battery according to the color of the diode. When the lighting 3 is connected to the charging contacts 25 integral with the support 2, one of the diodes remains lit; when the diode is red, the battery of the lighting is being charged while the green color indicates that the battery is charged. The recess 23 being through allows, when the lighting remains housed and connected in the support, to see the means of displaying the state of charge and thus know this state of charge.

The implementation of the mobile/nomadic lighting device of the invention is now described.

The user can easily transport the device by the handle 6. In the stowed position of the lighting 3 in the support 2, the lighting can nevertheless be switched on to illuminate according to the situation of the user, by walking around the entire device or by placing it on a surface or even by suspending it via the handle 6.

When the user needs to illuminate at a certain height, he can either suspend the device in the stowed configuration of the figure 1 , or arrange the support in the form of a tripod ( figure 2 ), or even suspend only the lighting 3 via its handle 36 or fix it in height by magnetization.

To arrange the support as a tripod, the user preferably first removes the lighting 3 from the housing 23 by holding the frame 20 of the support with one hand and pushing with the other hand on the lighting to disengage it from the recess and remove it, then he unfolds the legs 40 and 41 out of their housing by simple pivoting, the tripod is mounted and the user only has to to put it on the ground; finally, the user takes the lighting back in hand, unfolds it according to the desired opening angle, for example 180° as on the figure 2 , and fits the male part 32 into the receiving hole 60 of the handle 6 of the support accessible at the head of the tripod. Assembly and fixing are complete.

To store the device, the user pulls slightly upwards on the lighting to remove it from the receiving orifice 60, momentarily places the lighting, grabs the support and folds the feet, then puts the lighting back in the housing / the recess 23 by introducing it in a slightly inclined manner to position the electrical contacts 31 of the lighting against the electrical contacts 25 of the support, then tilts by pushing the body of the lighting which wedges itself in the recess 23 and comes into abutment against the stops 24 and the upper shoulders 24', thus maintaining the lighting in the stowed position without risk of falling.

Claims (15)

1. A mobile lighting device (1) comprising lighting (3) and a support (2) for the lighting that makes it possible to adjust the height of the lighting and also provides a facility for storing the lighting, where the lighting (3) is removable in relation to the support (2) and contains its own electricity supply, wherein the support (2) has a body that comprises, firstly, a storage recess (23) capable of accommodating the lighting, which can if needed be switched on when it is placed inside the recess, and secondly, two feet (40, 41) capable of taking two positions, a storage position and an operating position; when they are in the operating position, they form, along with the body of the support, a tripod comprising a head to which the lighting can be fastened removably after it is taken out of its recess, characterised in that the storage recess (23) of the lighting takes the form of a hollow that passes through the thickness of the body of the support.
2. A lighting device according to claim 1, characterised in that the support (2) has an elongated shape with a size equivalent to that of the two feet.
3. A lighting device according to claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the storage recess (23) is arranged in one of the main surfaces of the support so that in its stored position in the recess, the lighting (3) is arranged in an oblique direction in relation to the vertical in the installed position of the tripod and can throw light in a direction opposite the feet.
4. A lighting device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that the lighting (3) is held by catching in the hollow when it is installed in the recess, preferably against stopping means (24, 24').
5. A lighting device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that the storage recess (23) comprises electrical connection means (25) such as a pair of electrical contacts, which are capable of cooperating directly with the electrical connection means (31) provided on the lighting (2) by the insertion of the lighting in the recess.
6. A lighting device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that the support (2) comprises electrical supply or recharging means for the lighting, in particular at least a battery, and a wired connection system to connect said electrical supply means to an electricity distribution system such as the mains.
7. A lighting device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that the body of the support (2) has a perimeter frame (20) which has a groove (26) suitable for accommodating a wound power supply cord (5).
8. A lighting device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that the support (2) comprises an electrical connector (50) connected to the electricity supply means of the support so as to be electrically connected to the support and supply electricity to external electrical equipment such as a power tool.
9. A lighting device according to any of the foregoing claims, characterised in that the lighting (3) comprises two parts (30A, 30B) which fold in relation to each other, where at least one of the parts (30B) comprises the lighting function, whereas the other part (30A) forms a supporting and/or fastening base and houses a rechargeable electricity supply, where the two parts are designed to be folded against each other to allow the storage of the lighting in the recess of the lighting device, where the lighting preferably has the general shape of a right-angled parallelepiped, particularly in the folded position.
10. A lighting device according to claim 9, characterised in that the base (30A) of the lighting comprises, at one of its free distal ends, firstly two feet (34A, 34B) for holding the lighting upright on its own on a flat surface and secondly, without going past the feet, a male part (32) designed for fastening the lighting to the tripod of the device, where the male part preferably offers the additional function of suspension and/or hanging of the lighting.
11. A lighting device according to claim 9 or 10, characterised in that the folding parts (30A, 30B) can be unfolded in relation to each other at least up to 180° or even 200°.
12. A lighting device according to any of claims 9 to 11, characterised in that it comprises, particularly in its base (30A), magnetic fastening means (37).
13. A lighting device according to any of claims 9 to 12, characterised in that the base (30A) accommodates an electricity supply battery and comprises, on the outside, electrical contacts (31) for recharging the battery; where in particular, these contacts are designed to cooperate directly with electrical contacts provided on the support (2) of the device for recharging the battery.
14. A lighting device according to any of claims 9 to 13, characterised in that it comprises external perimeter zones (30) that protrude in relation to the body of the lighting and are coated in elastic plastic material, such as styrene butadiene styrene (SBS).
15. A lighting device according to any of claims 9 to 14, characterised in that it comprises an on/off button (38), preferably placed in the base and accessible to a user when the base is folded against the part with the lighting function, and preferably comprising means to display the charge status of the rechargeable electricity supply of said lighting.

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