Abstract:
An illuminating apparatus includes a main body for fixing the illuminating apparatus to a support, a connecting member rotatably and detachably mounted on the main body for electrically connecting with an external power source, and a light illuminating module securely mounted on the connecting member. The light illuminating module includes a light source and a power storage device supplying power to the light source. The light source and the power storage device both electrically connect with the connecting member.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure generally relates to illuminating apparatus, and particularly to an illuminating apparatus having an improved versatility. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    Nowadays, illuminating apparatus become more and more indispensable in people&#39;s everyday life. Different illuminating apparatus are used in different occasions, such as street lamps on the streets for illuminating the roads/streets, reading lamps in houses for providing required lighting when one reads, and portable flashlights for use in emergency such as blackout. However, these illuminating apparatus usually have special applications in special occasions and can not be used in other occasions. Since some of the illuminating apparatus, for example, the portable flashlights, are used seldom before they are discarded due to a breakdown of component(s) thereof due to aging/oxidation, waste is thus resulted. Furthermore, it is difficult to readily get the portable flashlight during a blackout since people always forget where it is located when the blackout occurs. 
         [0005]    What is needed, therefore, is an illuminating apparatus which can overcome the limitations described. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0006]      FIG. 1  is an isometric, assembled view of an illuminating apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure. 
           [0007]      FIG. 2  is an exploded view of the illuminating apparatus of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0008]      FIG. 3  is an exploded view of a light illuminating module and a connecting member of the illuminating apparatus of  FIG. 1 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0009]    Referring to  FIG. 1 , an illuminating apparatus  100  in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure is shown. The illuminating apparatus  100  includes a main body  10 , a plurality of connecting members  20  and a plurality of light illuminating modules  30 . Each connecting member  20  connects one light illuminating module  30  to the main body  10 . In this embodiment, there are four light illuminating modules  30  and four connecting members  20  respectively connecting the four light illuminating modules  30  to the main body  10 . 
         [0010]    Referring to  FIG. 2 , the main body  10  includes a mounting portion  11 , a stretching portion  12  and two connecting poles  13  connecting between the stretching portion  12  and the mounting portion  11 . 
         [0011]    The mounting portion  11  is used to mount the illuminating apparatus  100  to a predetermined object, such as a ceiling or a desk. The mounting portion  11  is a hollow cylinder. The stretching portion  12  is movably mounted with the mounting portion  11 . The stretching portion  12  includes a cylindrical neck  121  and an expanded mounting seat  122 . 
         [0012]    The mounting seat  122  extends and expands outwardly from a bottom end of the neck  121 . The mounting seat  122  defines four recesses  1221  in a bottom end thereof. The four recesses  1221  are evenly spaced from each other and oriented at four mutually perpendicular directions. Each of the recesses  1221  has an archway shape. The mounting seat  122  defines two mounting holes  1222  at opposite sides of each recess  1221 . The two mounting holes  1222  are substantially located at the same level. 
         [0013]    The two connecting poles  13  are connected between the mounting portion  11  and a top of the neck  121  of the stretching portion  12 . One end (bottom end as viewed from  FIG. 2 ) of each of the two connecting poles  13  is immovably mounted with the neck  121  of the stretching portion  12 . Another end (top end as viewed from  FIG. 2 ) of each of the two connecting poles  13  is movably mounted with an inner wall of the mounting portion  11 . The two connecting poles  13  can be moved back into the mounting portion  11  or drawn out of the mounting portion  11  to adjust an illuminating height of the illuminating apparatus  100  when the illuminating apparatus  100  is particularly used as a desk lamp with the mounting portion  11  seated on a desk. 
         [0014]    Referring to  FIG. 3 , the connecting member  20  includes a lamp holder  21  and a converter  22 . 
         [0015]    The lamp holder  21  is cylindrical and hollow. Two pivots  211  are respectively formed at two opposite sides of a circumferential wall of the lamp holder  21 . The lamp holder  21  is received in a corresponding recess  1221  of the mounting seat  12 . The two pivots  211  of the lamp holder  21  are rotatably received in the two mounting holes  1222  at two opposite sides of the corresponding recess  1221  respectively. Thus, the light illuminating module  30  connected to the lamp holder  21  is rotatable with respect to the main body  10 . An angle formed between the light illuminating module  30  and the main body  10  is adjustable through a rotation of the light illuminating module  30 , so as to adjust an illuminating effect of the illuminating apparatus  100 . It should be understood that the pivots  211  can be modified be formed on the mounting seat  122 , whereas the mounting holes  1222  are defined in the lamp holder  21 . Since the connecting member  20  is pivotally connected to the mounting seat  122 , a disassembly of the light illuminating module  30  is also facilitated. 
         [0016]    The converter  22  is cylindrical and located in the lamp holder  21  and electrically connected with two conductive pins (shown in  FIG. 2 , not labeled) through wires or conductive tabs (not shown). The conductive pins are used for connecting with an external power source (not shown), and extend outwardly from an outer end face of the lamp holder  21 . A first electrode  221  and a second electrode  222  are provided on a top surface of the converter  22 . The first electrode  221  and the second electrode  222  are insulative from each other. The light illuminating module  30  is mounted on the top surface of the converter  22 , and connects the first electrode  221  and second electrode  222  electrically. In this embodiment, the first electrode  221  is located at a middle portion of the top surface of the converter  22 , while the second electrode  222  is annular and surrounds the first electrode  221 ; thus the light illuminating module  30  can be rotated relative to the converter  22  freely while still maintaining a correct electrical connection between the light illuminating module  30  and the converter  221 . 
         [0017]    The light illuminating module  30  includes an envelope  31 , a light source  32  and a power storage device  33 . 
         [0018]    The envelope  31  includes a tubular body  311 , and a first cap  312  and a second cap  313  sealed at two opposite ends of the tubular body  311 . The tubular body  311  is made of transparent glass or plastic. The second cap  313  is threadedly connected to the lamp holder  211 . The second cap  313  electrically connects the first and second electrodes  221 ,  222  of the converter  22  to electrically connect the light illuminating module  30  with the converter  22 . 
         [0019]    The light source  32  includes an light emitting diode (LED). The light source  32  is mounted in the second cap  313  and electrically connecting to the converter  22  through the second cap  313  and the power storage device  33 . The power storage device  33  is a rechargeable battery and positioned in the second cap  313  between the light source  32  and the second cap  313  and electrically connects to the light source  32  and the converter  22  via the second cap  313 . The power storage device  33  supplies power to the light source  32  when the connecting member  20  together with the light illuminating module  30  is removed from the mounting seat  122 . The power storage device  33  is energized by the external power source though the second cap  313  and the converter  22  when the connecting member  20  together with the illuminating module  30  is mounted to the mounting seat  122 . 
         [0020]    The illuminating apparatus  100  of the present disclosure can be mounted on a ceiling as a pendant lamp, through connection of the mounting portion  11  of the main body  10  to the ceiling; alternatively, the mounting portion can be placed on a desk, such that the illuminating apparatus  100  acts as a reading lamp. In addition, each light illuminating module  30  of the illuminating apparatus  100  is configured with a power storage device  32 ; thus each of the light illuminating module  30  can be disassembled from the illuminating apparatus  100  to act as a flashlight during an emergency such as a blackout. Furthermore, the illuminating height and illuminating effect of the illuminating apparatus can be conveniently adjusted through rotations of the light illuminating modules  30 , therefore enabling the illuminating apparatus  100  to meet different requirements. In brief, the illuminating apparatus  100  of the present disclosure can be used in different occasions, thus avoiding waste and improving versatility. 
         [0021]    It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the exemplary embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only; and that changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.