Illumination device for mounting on a protective plate of a vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to an illumination device (1), in particular a two-wheel light for fastening to a wall or a protective plate (10) comprising an illumination body (20) having an illumination means (21) and a mounting base (30) facing away from the illumination means (21), on which mounting base an insertion contour (31), which tapers in the opening cross section or diameter, is provided for mounting through a wall or a protective plate (10), which insertion contour is delimited by elastically deformable wall portions (32) which extend axially in a mounting direction X and is designed for clampingly receiving a fastening means (40) which can be inserted in the insertion contour (31) and has a holding head.

Description

[0001] Lighting device for mounting on a mudguard of a vehicle

[0002] Description:

[0003] The invention relates to a lighting device for mounting on a mudguard of a vehicle, in particular a bicycle or two-wheeler, and to a method for simplified mounting of such a lighting device or rear light. Various solutions are known in the prior art for attaching a lighting device, in particular a rear light, to a bicycle, specifically to a mudguard.

[0004] Bicycle lighting is divided into battery-powered and dynamo-powered. In addition to the traditional 6-volt or 12-volt rear light, LEDs and other light sources are also used.

[0005] For example, DE 197 58 551 A1 describes a vehicle rear light with a main beam direction, particularly for bicycles, with at least two LEDs as a driving light source and / or parking light source, and with a translucent cover. The light is attached to the mudguard with complex brackets.

[0006] DE 20018683 U1 discloses a rear light that can be fully inserted into a rear-open mudguard. The rear mudguard is modified to create a mount for the rear light.

[0007] However, such a solution shortens the protection of the mudguard and is not universally possible for different combinations of lights and mudguard variants, which is a significant disadvantage.

[0008] Other solutions involve integrating mounting devices into a mudguard during its manufacture. This solution also has several disadvantages, as the position of the mudguard on the bike must be known beforehand, making subsequent adjustment impossible.

[0009] A fundamental disadvantage is that installing the lights usually requires removing the tire, as otherwise it would be difficult or impossible to reach the desired position with a tool to tighten a screw or fastener. A solution that not only simplifies attachment to a mudguard but also allows universal installation on different mudguard designs and shapes would be desirable. Furthermore, quick removal should be possible in the event of repair or replacement. Furthermore, a wide variety of taillights or lights for mudguard variants should also make installation equally possible.

[0010] However, the invention can be used not only for rear lights of two-wheelers, but also for any mounting situation where a fastening device is required from behind on a wall.

[0011] Another issue concerns the tightness of the lighting. At the same time, it is important to ensure that the mounting materials do not require any openings or gaps through which water or moisture could penetrate the luminaire.

[0012] The invention is therefore based on the object of overcoming the aforementioned disadvantages and providing a better and universally mountable solution for attaching lights to fenders and walls.

[0013] This problem is solved by the combination of features according to patent claim 1.

[0014] According to the invention, therefore, a lighting device, in particular a bicycle light, is provided for attachment to a wall or a mudguard, comprising a lighting body with a light source accommodated therein and a mounting base facing away from the light source, on which a plug-in contour tapering in opening cross-section or diameter is provided for push-through mounting through a wall or a mudguard. Furthermore, it is provided that the plug-in contour is delimited by elastically deformable wall sections which extend axially in the mounting direction X and are designed for clampingly receiving a fastening means having a holding head which can be inserted into the plug-in contour.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the retaining means can be a screw, in particular a screw with a tapered screw shaft and a screw head. With such a design, the fastening means can be inserted into the at least partially correspondingly shaped receptacle in the insertion contour and clamped there, allowing for easy assembly.

[0016] It is further advantageous if a separate luminaire housing with a base is provided, with a preferably central opening through which the insertion contour extends. The luminaire housing serves as the receiving body for the lighting fixture, which can advantageously be an LED fixture, for example.

[0017] The said opening is preferably designed as a pot-like opening, surrounded by a tubular wall which extends away from the bottom of the luminaire housing opposite to the mounting direction X (parallel, so to speak).

[0018] In a further advantageous embodiment of the invention, a seal is arranged between the outer surface of the tubular wall on the luminaire housing and the outer surface of the insertion contour of the luminaire body. However, other cross-sectional configurations are also conceivable. A round, cylindrical wall is preferred.

[0019] A further advantageous embodiment is one in which a base section is provided at the end of the insertion contour, which closes off the insertion contour from an area of ​​the lighting fixture in which the light source is located, based on the concept of a blind hole. Thus, the base is not open, but closed.

[0020] In a similarly advantageous embodiment, the luminaire housing has a further, namely second, tubular wall around the central pot-shaped opening, which also extends away from the floor opposite to the mounting direction X. The length or height of the wall preferably exceeds the length of the inner wall, which interacts with the plug-in contour via the first seal. Advantageously, a second seal is provided here, specifically between the second tubular wall and the luminaire, which seal extends circumferentially inside along the (outer, higher) wall.

[0021] Also advantageous is a design in which a circumferential retaining ring is provided between the second tubular wall and the lighting fixture for holding and / or supporting the lighting fixture on the wall. In a preferred variant, the retaining ring rests against the seal.

[0022] It has also proven advantageous if the elastically deformable wall sections are formed from at least two (preferably three or four) partially cylindrical shell-shaped arms or tongues, which are separated from one another by an axially running gap. A plurality of lamella-like tongues can also be used. In other words, cylindrically shaped wall sections are separated by a corresponding number of axially running gaps, so that individual tongues are created which, due to their free ends, can be deflected resiliently or elastically. A rigid, i.e. inelastic to almost inelastic, solution is also conceivable, in which the arms or tongues are almost rigid, but the corresponding fastening means is then designed to be sufficiently elastically clamping.

[0023] Preferably, the concept is implemented such that the insertion contour formed by the elastically deformable wall sections increases in cross-section (viewed in the assembly direction) and, in particular, is conical or partially conical in shape, at least in sections, viewed in the assembly direction X. A correspondingly shaped, in particular correspondingly conical or partially conical, fastening means thus has a particularly good form and force fit when inserted into the insertion contour as intended.

[0024] The fastening means is a screw, in particular a tapered screw, for example, or has a plug-in dome that is conical, conical, or partially conical in shape. Furthermore, it is advantageous that projections, webs, screw-like, or thread-like contours are provided on the outer contour of the plug-in dome as holding means, which are particularly elastically deformable or, if necessary, cut into the inner contour.

[0025] A further aspect of the present invention relates not only to the lighting as such but also to the method for mounting such lighting, for example on a mudguard of a bicycle, comprising the following steps: a. Pushing the insertion contour through the opening in a wall or a mudguard (which has a corresponding mounting opening) b. Inserting the fastening means into the insertion contour until the holding head of the fastening means directly or indirectly rests against the rear of the mudguard or a bearing means inserted therebetween (e.g. spacer disk or the like) and, in this position, cooperates in a clamping manner with the insertion contour.

[0026] The features disclosed above can be combined as desired, as long as this is technically possible and they do not contradict each other.

[0027] Other advantageous developments of the invention are characterized in the dependent claims or are described in more detail below together with the description of the preferred embodiment of the invention with reference to the figures. They show: Fig. 1 a sectional view through an embodiment of a lighting device according to the invention mounted on a mudguard and

[0028] Fig. 2 is a detailed view of the insertion contour of the lighting according to Figure 1.

[0029] The figures are schematic examples. Identical reference numerals in the figures indicate identical functional and / or structural features.

[0030] Figure 1 shows an exemplary two-wheeler light 1 attached to a mudguard 10. The light 1 comprises a lighting body 20 with an LED light source 21 and has a mounting base 30 facing away from the light source 21. On the mounting base 30 is a plug-in contour 31 with a tapered opening cross-section or diameter for push-through mounting through the opening in the mudguard 10. The length of the plug-in contour 31 is selected such that it extends sufficiently through typical mudguard thicknesses. A base section is provided at the end of the plug-in contour 31, which closes off the plug-in contour 31 from an inner region of the lighting body 20 in which the LED light source 21 is provided.

[0031] The insertion contour 31 is formed by four elastically deformable wall sections 32, as clearly shown in Figure 2. These elastically deformable wall sections 32 are thus formed from four partially cylindrical tongues 33, which are separated from each other by an axially extending gap 34. The wall sections 32 extend axially in the assembly direction X and are designed to clampably receive the fastening means 40 inserted into the insertion contour 31, which in the example shown is a screw with a screw head 41.

[0032] It can be seen that the lighting fixture 20 is housed in a separate, pot-shaped housing 50. The housing 50 is equipped with a base 51 with a central opening 52, which is positioned in front of the opening in the protective plate for installation. The insertion contour 31 extends through this opening 52.

[0033] The opening 52 is designed as a pot-like opening surrounded by a tubular wall 53 which, as can be seen in Figure 1, extends away from the bottom 51 of the luminaire housing 50 opposite to the mounting direction X.

[0034] A seal D1 is arranged around the wall 53 between the outer surface of the tubular wall 53 and the outer surface of the insertion contour 31.

[0035] The luminaire housing 50 has a further, namely second, tubular wall 54 around the central pot-shaped opening, which also extends away from the base 51 opposite to the mounting direction X. Between the second tubular wall 54 and the lighting body 20, a further, namely second seal D2 is provided, extending circumferentially along the inside of the wall 54. Further components, such as electronics for the LED and the like, can be housed in the annular and sealed channel K thus formed.

[0036] Furthermore, it can be seen in Figure 1 that a circumferential retaining ring 56 is provided between the second tubular wall 54 and the lighting body 20 for holding and / or supporting the lighting body 20 on the wall 54.

[0037] The invention is not limited to the preferred embodiments described above. Rather, a number of variants are conceivable that utilize the presented solution even in fundamentally different embodiments.

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Claims

Claims 1. Lighting (1), in particular a two-wheeler light for fastening to a wall or a mudguard (10), comprising a lighting body (20) with a lighting means (21) and a mounting base (30) facing away from the lighting means (21), on which a plug-in contour (31) tapering in opening cross-section or diameter is provided for push-through mounting through a wall or a mudguard (10), which is delimited by elastically deformable wall sections (32, 33) which extend axially in a mounting direction X and are designed for clampingly receiving a fastening means (40) which can be inserted into the plug-in contour (31) and has a holding head (42).

2. Lighting (1) according to claim 1, characterized in that a separate lamp housing (50) with a base (51) is also provided, with a preferably central opening (52) through which the plug-in contour (31) extends.

3. Lighting (1) according to claim 2, characterized in that the opening (52) is designed as a pot-like opening surrounded by a tubular wall (53) which extends away from the base (51) opposite to the mounting direction X.

4. Lighting (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that a seal (D1) surrounding the wall (53) is arranged between the outer surface of the tubular wall (53) and the outer surface of the insertion contour (31).

5. Lighting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a base section is provided at the end in the plug-in contour (31), which closes the plug-in contour (31) with respect to a region of the lighting body (20) in which the lighting means (21) is provided.

6. Lighting (1) according to one of claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the lamp housing (50) has a further, namely second tubular wall (54) around the central pot-like opening, which also extends away from the base (51) opposite to the mounting direction X.

7. Lighting (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that between the second tubular wall (54) and the lighting body (20) a further, namely second seal (D2) is provided inside and running along the wall (54).

8. Lighting (1) according to claim 6 or 7, characterized in that a circumferential retaining ring (56) for holding and / or mounting the lighting body (20) on the wall (54) is provided between the second tubular wall (54) and the lighting body (20).

9. Lighting (1) according to claim 8, characterized in that the second seal (D2) bears against the retaining ring (56).

10. Lighting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the elastically deformable wall sections (32) are formed from at least two partially cylindrical arms (33) which are separated from one another by an axially extending gap (34).

11. Lighting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the insertion contour (31) formed by the elastically deformable wall sections (32) increases in cross-section and, in particular when viewed in the mounting direction X, is at least partially conical or conical.

12. Lighting (1) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means (40) for clamping the plug-in assembly into the plug-in contour (31) is a screw, in particular a conically tapered screw, or has a plug-in dome (41) which is conical or conical in shape.

13. Lighting (1) according to claim 12, characterized in that projections, webs, screw-like or thread-like contours are provided on the outer contour of the plug-in dome (41) as holding means, which are in particular elastically deformable.

14. A method for assembling a lighting device (1) according to one of the preceding claims, comprising the following steps: a. Inserting the insertion contour (31) through the opening in a wall or a protective plate (10) b. Inserting the fastening means (40) into the insertion contour (31) until the holding head (42) of the fastening means (40) rests against the rear side of the protective plate or a bearing means inserted therebetween and, in this position, cooperates in a clamping manner with the insertion contour (31).

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