Patent ID: 11920761
Assignee: ICGH INVESTMENT AND CONSULTING GMBH
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H  Y | IPC F

Claim 13:
14. A solar-operated lighting device comprising a substantially tubular solar module, which is positioned vertically in a mounted position, the solar module having an upper end being located above a lower end of the solar module in the mounted position, wherein the solar module electrically powers a light via at least one rechargeable battery and an electronics module, the at least one rechargeable battery and the electronics module each being arranged in an interior of the solar module with radial spacing therefrom, the solar module having a ventilation opening at both its upper end and its lower end, such that the solar module, in the mounted position, is traversed by a flow of cooling air flowing by convection from the ventilation opening at the lower end to the ventilation opening at the upper end resulting in a convection cooling of components contained in the interior of the solar module, and the solar module comprising an upper cover at the upper end and a lower cover at the lower end, and an annular gap or a ring of openings, which forms the respective ventilation opening, being provided in a respective interface region between each cover and the solar module, and wherein the lower cover includes the light.