Hand-held flashlight
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- YUYAO MINGHUAN LAMPS CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-05-12
AI Technical Summary
Outdoor flashlight casings are prone to cracking due to impacts and bumps during use, especially in harsh outdoor environments, where existing technologies struggle to effectively improve the structural strength of the casing edges.
It adopts a double-shell structure with an inner shell and an outer shell. The outer shell is tightly connected to the inner shell through positioning protrusions and insert design, which increases the edge thickness and reduces rigid impact through rubber strips, thereby improving the structural strength of the shell edge.
It effectively prevents the flashlight shell from cracking due to impact when used outdoors, enhances the durability of the shell edges and the overall structural strength, while controlling the amount of materials used and the cost.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to an outdoor flashlight, and more specifically, to a handheld flashlight. Background Technology
[0002] Flashlights are a common tool, especially for outdoor camping.
[0003] Some outdoor enthusiasts have high requirements for the quality of flashlight casings. This is because the environment for outdoor hiking and camping is much harsher than that in the city. Users inevitably experience impacts and bumps when holding flashlights. As a result, the edges of the flashlight casings often collide with poles and rocks, making the edges of outdoor flashlight casings more prone to cracking. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a handheld flashlight that uses a double-shell design with an inner shell and an outer shell, which increases the overall thickness of the flashlight's edges and enhances the structural strength of the flashlight shell edges, making the flashlight shell less prone to breakage when subjected to impact outdoors.
[0005] The above-mentioned technical objective of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:
[0006] A portable flashlight includes an inner shell, which has a front side, a rear side, and two side surfaces. A lamp body is mounted on the inner shell. The flashlight also includes an outer shell that wraps around the vertical and bottom edges of the inner shell. The upper part of the outer shell is a handle located above the inner shell. The outer shell includes a front shell and a rear shell joined to both sides of the inner shell, and the front and rear shells are secured to the inner shell using screws. The inner shell has outwardly facing positioning protrusions located on the two side surfaces and the bottom surface of the inner shell.
[0007] The edges of both the front and rear shells are pressed onto the positioning protrusions;
[0008] The front and rear shells maintain a gap at the positioning protrusions.
[0009] Preferably, the inner shell surface is provided with multiple rows of positioning elements, and the outer shell surface is provided with positioning holes that cooperate with the positioning elements.
[0010] Preferably, the positioning elements have four rows, two of which mate with the front shell and the other two rows mate with the rear shell.
[0011] Preferably, the positioning element is a >-shaped block; for positioning elements in the same row, the orientation of the positioning elements is symmetrically arranged vertically.
[0012] Preferably, the two ends of the handle wrap around the two ends of the top of the inner shell, the top of the inner shell has a perforation, the inside of the handle communicates with the perforation, and the handle has a switch button.
[0013] Preferably, the front and rear sides of the inner shell are provided with grooves, and the edges of the front and rear shells are provided with corresponding insert strips that fit into the grooves.
[0014] Preferably, the groove on the front side is U-shaped.
[0015] Preferably, the lamp body includes a main lamp located on the front side and side lamps located on the side side, and a solar panel is provided on the rear side.
[0016] Preferably, the main light is a light ring, and a clock is installed inside the main light.
[0017] Preferably, a rubber strip is provided on the side of the insert facing the groove.
[0018] In summary, this utility model has at least one of the following beneficial effects:
[0019] (1) The use of a double shell with inner and outer shells increases the overall edge thickness of the flashlight, improves the structural strength of the flashlight shell edge, and makes the flashlight shell less likely to break when it is subjected to impact outdoors. Attached Figure Description
[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the front side of the flashlight in the embodiment;
[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the rear side of the flashlight in the embodiment;
[0022] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the front side of the inner shell in the embodiment;
[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the rear side of the inner shell in the embodiment;
[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the outer shell assembly in the embodiment. Figure 1 ;
[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the outer shell assembly in the embodiment. Figure 2 ;
[0026] Figure 7 This is an exploded view of the outer shell in the embodiment;
[0027] Figure 8 This is an exploded view of the front shell within the inner shell in the embodiment;
[0028] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the rubber strip located in the insert in the embodiment.
[0029] In the picture:
[0030] 1. Inner shell; 11. Front side; 12. Side side; 13. Rear side; 14. Perforation;
[0031] 2. Outer shell; 21. Front shell; 22. Rear shell; 23. Handle;
[0032] 31. Positioning component; 32. Positioning hole;
[0033] 4. Positioning protrusion;
[0034] 5. Screws;
[0035] 61. Groove; 62. Strip;
[0036] 7. Lamp body; 71. Main lamp; 72. Side lamp;
[0037] 81. Solar panel; 82. Switch button; 83. Clock;
[0038] 91. Rubber strip. Detailed Implementation
[0039] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0040] Example 1: A handheld flashlight, referring to... Figures 1-2 It includes an inner shell 1, which is a plastic shell. The inner shell 1 is also divided into front and back parts. The front and back parts of the inner shell 1 can be glued and fixed. In other embodiments, the front and back parts of the inner shell 1 can also be spliced together. When the outer shell 2 is fixed with screws 5, the outer shell 2 clamps and locks the left and right parts of the inner shell 1 at the same time.
[0041] Reference Figures 3-4 The inner shell 1 includes a front side 11, a rear side 13, and two side sides 12;
[0042] The inner shell 1 is equipped with a lamp body 7, which includes a main lamp 71 located on the front side 11 and a side lamp 72 located on the side side 12. The main lamp 71 is a lamp ring, and both the main lamp 71 and the side lamp 72 are LED lamps.
[0043] A clock 83 is installed in the center of the main light 71.
[0044] When the user is carrying the flashlight, the side light 72 can be used for pathfinding and illumination; when the flashlight is placed on the ground, the main light 71 can be used for illumination.
[0045] A solar panel 81 is provided on the rear side 13, and a battery is provided inside the inner shell 1. The solar panel 81 converts light energy into electrical energy, and users can use solar energy to charge when outdoors.
[0046] The inner shell 1 mainly includes a vertical edge and a bottom edge. The edge where the side side 12 and the front side 11 intersect is the vertical edge, and the edge where the side side 12 and the rear side 13 intersect is the vertical edge.
[0047] The bottom edge of the inner shell 1 intersects with the side surface 12, the front side surface 11, and the rear side surface 13.
[0048] Figure 4 and Figure 5 The outer shell 2 wraps around and protects the vertical and bottom edges, making these edges less prone to impact and breakage.
[0049] The outer shell 2 includes a front shell 21 and a rear shell 22 spliced on both sides of the inner shell 1. The front shell 21 and the rear shell 22 are clamped and fixed to the inner shell 1 by screws 5. The inner shell 1 and the outer shell 2 are sized to fit each other when spliced.
[0050] Figure 6 and Figure 7 Both the front shell 21 and the rear shell 22 are ring structures.
[0051] Figure 4 In the inner shell 1, there are outwardly pointing positioning protrusions 4, which are U-shaped and are arranged on the two side surfaces 12 and the bottom surface of the inner shell 1.
[0052] The edge of the outer shell 2 is pressed against the positioning protrusion 4, and the positioning protrusion 4 and the edge of the inner shell 1 are spaced apart;
[0053] When the outer shell 2 is installed on the inner shell 1, the edges of the front shell 21 and the rear shell 22 will abut against the edge of the positioning protrusion 4, and the front shell 21 and the rear shell 22 will be pressed together by the screw 5.
[0054] Due to the positioning protrusion 4, there is a gap between the front shell 21 and the rear shell 22 on the bottom surface of the inner shell 1;
[0055] Due to the positioning protrusion 4, there is a gap between the side surface 12 of the inner shell 1, the front shell 21, and the rear shell 22;
[0056] The protrusion 4 is positioned at the bottom width of the gap. This design is to reduce the overall material usage of the outer shell 2, improve the protection performance of the bottom edge of the inner shell 1, and control the overall cost increase of the flashlight.
[0057] Reference Figure 2 The thickness of the front shell 21 and the rear shell 22 is greater than the thickness of the positioning protrusion 4.
[0058] Furthermore, the material usage of the outer shell 2 on the side surface 12 is reduced by the positioning protrusion 4.
[0059] The upper part of the outer shell 2 is the handle 23, which is located above the inner shell 1. The handle 23 serves to protect the upper part of the inner shell 1.
[0060] Reference Figures 2-3The handle 23 has two ends that wrap around the top of the inner shell 1. The top of the inner shell 1 has a perforation 14. The handle 23 is connected to the perforation 14 for wiring. The handle 23 is also equipped with a switch button 82, which allows the user to control the switch of the lamp body 7.
[0061] Reference Figure 3 and Figure 4 The inner shell 1 has grooves 61 on both the front side 11 and the rear side 13. The groove 61 on the front side 11 is U-shaped.
[0062] Reference Figures 5-6 Both the front shell 21 and the rear shell 22 have insert strips 62 on their edges that are corresponding to the slots 61. The insert strips 62 are flipped at the edges of the outer shell 2. When the outer shell 2 and the inner shell 1 are joined, the insert strips 62 at the two locations are respectively inserted into the two slots 61 of the inner shell 1.
[0063] The fit between the insert strip 62 and the groove 61 makes the inner shell 1 and the outer shell 2 fit more tightly, and the two are not easy to loosen.
[0064] Reference Figure 7 As can be seen, the front shell 21 and the rear shell 22 are provided with connecting posts for docking, and the inner shell 1 is provided with holes for the connecting posts to pass through. Therefore, the front shell 21 and the rear shell 22 are installed in the inner shell 1, and the connecting posts of the two are docked.
[0065] The connecting post of the rear housing 22 has a through hole 14 for screw 5 to be inserted for installation;
[0066] The connecting post of the front housing 21 has a threaded hole for tightening.
[0067] Example 2, a handheld flashlight, differs from Example 1 in that, referring to... Figures 7-8 The inner shell 1 has multiple rows of positioning elements 31 on its surface, and the outer shell 2 has positioning holes 32 that cooperate with the positioning elements 31 on its surface.
[0068] The positioning component 31 has four rows. Two rows of positioning components 31 cooperate with the front shell 21, and the other two rows of positioning components 31 cooperate with the rear shell 22.
[0069] There are ten positioning components in a row, number 31.
[0070] The positioning element 31 is a >-shaped block; for the positioning elements 31 in the same row, the orientation of the positioning elements 31 is symmetrically arranged vertically.
[0071] The positioning element 31 and the positioning hole 32 are designed to ensure a tighter connection between the inner shell 1 and the outer shell 2. In particular, when the outer shell 2 is damaged due to an impact, although the inner shell 1 can still function normally, the crack in the outer shell 2 will reduce the connection surface between the outer shell 2 and the inner shell 1, which may cause loosening between the outer shell 2 and the inner shell 1. The multiple densely packed positioning elements 31 and positioning holes 32 in this design provide a good tight fit. Because the positioning elements 31 and positioning holes 32 increase the contact area between the outer shell 2 and the inner shell 1, the partial loss of the outer shell 2 will not cause the outer shell 2 and the inner shell 1 to loosen.
[0072] Example 3, a handheld flashlight, differs from Example 1 or Example 2 in that, referring to... Figure 3 , Figures 8-9 A rubber strip 91 is provided on the side of the insert 62 that is pressed against the inner shell 1. The rubber strip 91 is on the insert 62.
[0073] The purpose is to reduce the rigid impact between the insert 62 and the inner shell 1. When the outer shell 2 is impacted by an external force, the external force will squeeze the inner shell 1 through the insert 62. The contact area between the insert 62 and the inner shell 1 is small, so the insert 62 may exert a large pressure on the inner shell 1, causing the groove 61 of the inner shell 1 to break. The rubber strip 91 reduces the rigid impact, and the rubber strip 91 will deform more under pressure, so that the pressure on the inner shell 1 is reduced, thus reducing the probability of the inner shell 1 breaking at the groove 61.
[0074] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model. The protection scope of this utility model is not limited to the above embodiments. All technical solutions falling within the scope of this utility model's concept are protected. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, any improvements and modifications made without departing from the principle of this utility model should also be considered within the protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A portable flashlight, comprising an inner shell (1), the inner shell (1) including a front side (11), a rear side (13) and two side sides (12), and a lamp body (7) mounted on the inner shell (1), characterized in that, Also includes; The outer shell (2) is wrapped along the vertical edge and bottom edge of the inner shell (1). The upper part of the outer shell (2) is a handle (23), which is located above the inner shell (1). The outer shell (2) includes a front shell (21) and a rear shell (22) spliced on both sides of the inner shell (1). The front shell (21) and the rear shell (22) are clamped and fixed to the inner shell (1) by screws (5). The inner shell (1) is provided with outward positioning protrusions (4), which are arranged on the two side surfaces (12) and the bottom surface of the inner shell (1). The edges of the front shell (21) and the rear shell (22) are pressed onto the positioning protrusion (4); The front shell (21) and the rear shell (22) maintain a gap at the position of the positioning protrusion (4).
2. A handheld flashlight according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner shell (1) has multiple rows of positioning elements (31) on its surface, and the outer shell (2) has positioning holes (32) that cooperate with the positioning elements (31) on its surface.
3. A handheld flashlight according to claim 2, characterized in that: The positioning component (31) has four rows, two of which mate with the front shell (21), and the other two rows mate with the rear shell (22).
4. A handheld flashlight according to claim 3, characterized in that: The positioning component (31) is a block shaped like a >; For the positioning components (31) in the same row, the positioning components (31) are arranged symmetrically up and down.
5. A handheld flashlight according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handle (23) has two ends wrapped around the top of the inner shell (1). The top of the inner shell (1) has a perforation (14). The inside of the handle (23) is connected to the perforation (14). The handle (23) has a switch button (82).
6. A handheld flashlight according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front side (11) and rear side (13) of the inner shell (1) are provided with grooves (61), and the edges of the front shell (21) and the rear shell (22) are provided with corresponding inserts (62) that fit into the grooves (61).
7. A handheld flashlight according to claim 6, characterized in that: The groove (61) on the front side (11) is U-shaped.
8. A handheld flashlight according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lamp body (7) includes a main lamp (71) located on the front side (11) and a side lamp (72) located on the side side (12), and a solar panel (81) is provided on the rear side (13); the main lamp (71) is a lamp ring, and a clock (83) is provided inside the main lamp (71).
9. A handheld flashlight according to claim 6, characterized in that: A rubber strip (91) is provided on the side of the insert (62) facing the groove (61).