EP3879167C0 - HANDHELD LIGHT DEVICE - Google Patents

HANDHELD LIGHT DEVICE

Info

Publication number: EP3879167C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: light device; handheld light; handheld; light
Prior art date: 2010-07-09
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP21165457.9A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP3879167A1 (en

EP3879167B1 (en

Inventor

Tom Staeubli

Uwe Werner

Arno Lenzi

Georgios Margaritis

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Robert Bosch GmbH

Original Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2010-07-09

Filing date

2011-06-27

Publication date

2023-08-09

2011-06-27 Application filed by Robert Bosch GmbH filed Critical Robert Bosch GmbH

2021-09-15 Publication of EP3879167A1 publication Critical patent/EP3879167A1/en

2023-08-09 Application granted granted Critical

2023-08-09 Publication of EP3879167C0 publication Critical patent/EP3879167C0/en

2023-08-09 Publication of EP3879167B1 publication Critical patent/EP3879167B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2031-06-27 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- 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
- F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
- F21V21/14—Adjustable mountings
- 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
- F21L4/04—Electric lighting devices with self-contained electric batteries or cells characterised by the provision of a light source housing portion adjustably fixed to the remainder of the device
- 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
- F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
- F21V21/14—Adjustable mountings
- F21V21/145—Adjustable mountings for portable lighting devices
- 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
- F21V33/00—Structural combinations of lighting devices with other articles, not otherwise provided for
- F21V33/008—Leisure, hobby or sport articles, e.g. toys, games or first-aid kits; Hand tools; Toolboxes
- F21V33/0084—Hand tools; Toolboxes
- 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
- F21Y2105/00—Planar light sources
- F21Y2105/10—Planar light sources comprising a two-dimensional array of point-like light-generating elements
- 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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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Battery Mounting, Suspending (AREA)
Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)

EP21165457.9A 2010-07-09 2011-06-27 Hand-held lighting device Active EP3879167B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102010031162A DE102010031162A1 (en)	2010-07-09	2010-07-09	Hand luminous device
PCT/EP2011/060682 WO2012004144A1 (en)	2010-07-09	2011-06-27	Hand-lighting device
EP11729958.6A EP2591285B1 (en)	2010-07-09	2011-06-27	Hand-lighting device

Related Parent Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP11729958.6A Division EP2591285B1 (en)	2010-07-09	2011-06-27	Hand-lighting device
EP11729958.6A Division-Into EP2591285B1 (en)	2010-07-09	2011-06-27	Hand-lighting device

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP3879167A1 EP3879167A1 (en)	2021-09-15
EP3879167C0 true EP3879167C0 (en)	2023-08-09
EP3879167B1 EP3879167B1 (en)	2023-08-09

Family

ID=44628082

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP11729958.6A Active EP2591285B1 (en)	2010-07-09	2011-06-27	Hand-lighting device
EP21165457.9A Active EP3879167B1 (en)	2010-07-09	2011-06-27	Hand-held lighting device

Family Applications Before (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP11729958.6A Active EP2591285B1 (en)	2010-07-09	2011-06-27	Hand-lighting device

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
US (1)	US9303852B2 (en)
EP (2)	EP2591285B1 (en)
CN (1)	CN102959328B (en)
DE (2)	DE102010031162A1 (en)
WO (1)	WO2012004144A1 (en)

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2010
- 2010-07-09 DE DE102010031162A patent/DE102010031162A1/en not_active Withdrawn
2011
- 2011-06-27 US US13/808,666 patent/US9303852B2/en active Active
- 2011-06-27 WO PCT/EP2011/060682 patent/WO2012004144A1/en not_active Ceased
- 2011-06-27 EP EP11729958.6A patent/EP2591285B1/en active Active
- 2011-06-27 EP EP21165457.9A patent/EP3879167B1/en active Active
- 2011-06-27 DE DE202011111133.8U patent/DE202011111133U1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2011-06-27 CN CN201180033878.XA patent/CN102959328B/en active Active

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP3879167A1 (en)	2021-09-15
DE202011111133U1 (en)	2020-08-14
DE102010031162A1 (en)	2012-01-12
EP3879167B1 (en)	2023-08-09
CN102959328B (en)	2017-06-20
CN102959328A (en)	2013-03-06
WO2012004144A1 (en)	2012-01-12
US20130170189A1 (en)	2013-07-04
US9303852B2 (en)	2016-04-05
EP2591285A1 (en)	2013-05-15
EP2591285B1 (en)	2021-05-19

Publication	Publication Date	Title
PL2792936T3 (en)	2020-08-24	LIGHTING DEVICE
EP3653924C0 (en)	2024-04-17	LIGHTING DEVICE
BR112012022323A2 (en)	2016-08-30	lighting device
BR112012033589A2 (en)	2016-09-13	lighting device
BR112013005097A2 (en)	2019-09-24	optically variable device
EP2541121A4 (en)	2013-10-23	LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE
EP2602537A4 (en)	2014-11-12	LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE
DE102011056364B8 (en)	2017-10-05	driving device
DE112011103755A5 (en)	2013-09-26	off device
EP2587665A4 (en)	2014-12-24	AMP DEVICE
BR112013003196A2 (en)	2017-06-13	optically variable device
ES1073154Y (en)	2011-02-07	LIGHTING DEVICE STRUCTURE
PL2583050T3 (en)	2017-08-31	Aiming device
BR112012019621A2 (en)	2019-09-24	lighting device
EP2568456A4 (en)	2014-09-03	POSITIONING DEVICE
FI20105906A0 (en)	2010-08-30	Device
EP3879167C0 (en)	2023-08-09	HANDHELD LIGHT DEVICE
EP2751473A4 (en)	2015-01-07	ILLUMINATION DEVICE
BR112012030878A2 (en)	2016-11-08	device
EP2543921A4 (en)	2014-04-02	LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE
IT1401974B1 (en)	2013-08-28	LIGHTING DEVICE
DK2365242T3 (en)	2013-08-05	lighting device
FI20105903A0 (en)	2010-08-30	Device
IT1402832B1 (en)	2013-09-27	DRAWING DEVICE
ES1073149Y (en)	2011-02-07	NOTICE DEVICE

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