Patent Abstract:
A multi-functional lamp includes a carrier module, a rotating element, a light emitting module, a compressing mechanism and an elastic clamp mechanism. The carrier module includes a base and a curved arm coupled to the base. The base includes a shaft protruded thereon, and the rotating element is pivotally coupled to the shaft, and the light emitting module is coupled to the rotating element, and the compressing mechanism is pivotally coupled to the curved arm and enclosed with the curved arm to form a containing groove, and the elastic clamp mechanism includes an elastic element, such that the lamp can be installed on a bicycle or worn on a user&#39;s body to provide active illumination for a dark place with insufficient light and an illumination angle of the lamp can be adjusted to illuminate a target area.

Full Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a lamp, and more particularly to a multi-functional lamp capable of adjusting its illumination angle. 
     2. Description of Prior Art 
     Since people pay more and more attention to leisure activities, particularly to mild fitness exercises such as bicycle riding and jogging, as well as the concept of environmental protection arising from energy crisis and increasingly higher oil price, and bicycles consume no petroleum and cause no noise or pollution, therefore bicycles not just serve as a fitness equipment, but also provide a transportation means for commuters. In general, a bicycle usually comes with a passive reflective plate installed at the rear of the bicycle to reflect the light of a coming motor vehicle behind the bicycle, and the bicycle usually has no active illumination lamp, and thus it is relatively a high risk to ride the bicycle in a dark place. If a rider rides the bicycle on a rough road with obstacles and is not familiar with the road conditions, or even worse, there is a cliff in the front, it will be very dangerous and even fatal to ride the bike without having sufficient light and knowing the road conditions ahead. In the morning or at nighttime, it is also dangerous for joggers to jog or pedestrians to walk on a road since drivers cannot see the joggers or pedestrians easily in the dark, and thus the pedestrians or joggers usually wear a reflective ring to reflect the light from the motor vehicle to warn the drivers. However, the reflective plates or reflective rings are passive warning devices and cannot emit light, so that these devices can provide a low safety effect, and accidents may occur easily. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide a multi-functional lamp installed on a bicycle or worn by a user for supplying an illumination in a dark place, and an illumination angle of the lamp can be adjusted for illuminating a target area. 
     To achieve the foregoing objective, the present invention provides a multi-functional lamp, comprising: 
     a carrier module, including a base and a curved arm coupled to a side of the base, and the base having a shaft formed thereon, and the curved arm having a front through hole and a rear through hole formed thereon; 
     a rotating element, having a cam shaft pivotally coupled to the shaft; 
     a light emitting module, including a body coupled to the rotating element and a light emitting member installed at the body; and 
     a compressing mechanism, including a rotating arm, a fastener module, a first pivot and a second pivot, wherein the first pivot is passed through the front through hole and coupled to the rotating arm, and the second pivot is passed through the rear through hole and coupled to the fastener module, and the fastener module is embedded and fixed into the rotating arm, and the rotating arm and the curved arm are enclosed to form a containing groove. 
     The multi-functional lamp of the present invention can be installed onto a bicycle to achieve the effect of providing an active illumination at nighttime or in a dark place such as a tunnel or a forest trail, and the light emitting module illuminates the front to provide a clear driving direction to a bicycle rider, and the light emitting module can be rotated downward to illuminate the ground in order to avoid obstacles, pits or height difference of the road, and the multi-functional lamp can be worn onto a user&#39;s body or clamped onto a waist belt or a hat to provide illuminations for pedestrians, so as to prevent the pedestrians from tumbling or falling into a trap. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is an exploded view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of a first preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a top view of rotating a multi-functional lamp as depicted in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a schematic view of installing a multi-functional lamp onto a bicycle as depicted in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 5  is an exploded view of changing a carrier module as depicted in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 6  is a perspective view of  FIG. 5 ; 
         FIG. 7  is a side view of a clamping movement as depicted in  FIG. 6 ; 
         FIG. 8  is a schematic view of a multi-functional lamp worn on a pedestrian&#39;s body as depicted in  FIG. 5 ; 
         FIG. 9  is an exploded view of a second preferred embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 10  is a perspective view of  FIG. 9 ; 
         FIG. 11  is a top view of a rotating movement as depicted in  FIG. 10 ; 
         FIG. 12  is a schematic view of installing a multi-functional lamp onto a bicycle as depicted in  FIG. 10 ; 
         FIG. 13  is a side view of a clamping movement as depicted in  FIG. 9 ; and 
         FIG. 14  is a schematic view of a multi-functional lamp worn on a pedestrian&#39;s body as depicted in  FIG. 9 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The technical characteristics, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent in the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are provided for reference and illustration only, but not intended for limiting the present invention. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 1 and 2  for a first preferred embodiment of a multi-functional lamp of the present invention, the multi-functional lamp comprises a carrier module  10 , a rotating element  20 , a light emitting module  30 , and a compressing mechanism  40 . 
     The carrier module  10  includes a base  11  and a curved arm  12  coupled to a side of the base  11 , wherein a shaft  13  is formed and protruded from a surface of the base  11 , and the shaft  13  has a shaft hole  131 , and the shaft  13  includes an outer gear  132  protruded from the periphery of the shaft  13 , and the curved arm  12  includes a front arm  14  and a rear arm  15 , and the front arm  14  has a front through hole  141 , and the rear arm  15  includes a rear through hole  151 , and the curved arm  12  includes a lower curved gear rack  121  protruded from the center of a surface of the curved arm  12 . 
     The rotating element  20  includes a pair of guide rails  21  formed on both sides of the rotating element  20  respectively, an inner groove  22  concavely formed at the bottom of the rotating element  20 , a cam shaft  23  protruded from a bottom side of the inner groove  22 , and a circular inner gear  24  protruded from an internal wall of the inner groove  22 , wherein the rotating element  20  is pivotally coupled into the shaft hole  131  through the cam shaft  23 , and the circular inner gear  24  is engaged with the outer gear  132 , and the rotating element  20  is coupled to the base  11  by a screw or any other locking method, such that the rotating element  20  will not be separated from the shaft  13 . 
     The light emitting module  30  includes a body  31  and a light emitting member  32  installed at the body  31 , and a pair of pair of guide slots  33  protruded from the bottom of the body  31  and latched with the pair of guide rails  21  respectively, such that the light emitting module  30  is slidably coupled onto the rotating element  20 . 
     The compressing mechanism  40  includes a rotating arm  41 , a fastener module  42 , a first pivot  45  and a second pivot  46 , wherein a penetrating hole  411  is formed at a front end of the rotating arm  41 , and the rotating arm  41  is passed through the front through hole  141  and the penetrating hole  411  by the first pivot  45 , so that the rotating arm  41  is pivotally coupled to the front arm  14 , and an upper curved gear rack  412  is protruded from an internal wall of the rotating arm  41 , and a hook  43  is extended from a rear end of the rotating arm  41 , and an embedding groove  431  is formed at the center of the hook  43 , and the hook  43  is provided for clamping and pressing the rear arm  15 , and the rotating arm  41  and the curved arm  12  are enclosed to form a containing groove  44 . 
     The fastener module  42  includes an embedded rod  421  coupled to the second pivot  46  and a quick release handle  422  coupled to the embedded rod  421 , and the embedded rod  421  is coupled onto the second pivot  46  by a screw or any other locking method, and the fastener module  42  is passed through the rear through hole  151  by the second pivot  46 , such that the fastener module  42  is pivotally coupled to the rear arm  15 , and the embedded rod  421  is embedded into the embedding groove  431 , and the quick release handle  422  is pressed against the hook  43 , and the hook  43  abuts against the rear arm  15 . 
     With reference to  FIG. 3 , the light emitting module  30  is rotated with respect to the carrier module  10  through the rotating element  20 , and the circular inner gear  24  is engaged with the outer gear  132 , such that the light emitting module  30  is fixed at a specific position, and the illumination direction of the light emitting member  32  will not be shaken. 
     With reference to  FIG. 4 , the multi-functional lamp is installed on a vertical rod  60  of a bicycle, and the vertical rod  60  is contained in the containing groove  44 , and the compressing mechanism  40  is provided for tightly clamping the vertical rod  60 , and the upper curved gear rack  412  and the lower curved gear rack  121  prevent the multi-functional lamp from sliding along the vertical rod  60 , and the light emitting member  32  illuminates the front to provide a clear driving direction, and the light emitting module  30  can be turned downward, so that the light emitting member  32  illuminates the ground and allows riders to avoid pits or obstacles on a road surface. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the multi-functional lamp further comprises an elastic clamp mechanism  50 . Now, the curved arm  12  in the carrier module  10  is removed, and the elastic clamp mechanism  50  is coupled to the base  11  in the carrier module  10  by coupling the guide rail with the guide slot, and the elastic clamp mechanism  50  includes a block  51  coupled to the base  11 , an elastic element  52  and a press plate  53 , wherein an end of the elastic element  52  is a fixed end  521 , and another end of the elastic element  52  includes an inverted winding hook  522 , and the fixed end  521  is attached onto the block  51 , and the press plate  53  is pressed against the fixed end  521 , and the press plate  53  is coupled to the block  51  by a screw or any other locking method, and the winding hook  522  elastically abuts the bottom of the block  51 . 
     With reference to  FIG. 7 , the elastic element  52  is made of an elastic material with high resilience, and the winding hook  522  can be lifted away from the bottom of the block  51 . After the pulling force is released, the winding hook  522  will resume its original position. 
     With reference to  FIG. 8 , the multi-functional lamp is worn onto a waist belt  70  of a user, and the waist belt  70  is clamped at the elastic clamp mechanism  50 , and the winding hook  522  is hung at the waist belt  70 , and the light emitting member  32  is provided for illuminating the front to provide a clear driving direction, and the light emitting module  30  can be turned downward, such that the light emitting member  32  illuminates the ground to allow pedestrians to avoid pits or obstacles on a road surface, so as to prevent the pedestrians from tumbling or falling into a trap. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 9 and 10  for a second preferred embodiment of the present invention, the multi-functional lamp comprises a carrier module  10 , a rotating element  20 , a light emitting module  30 , a compressing mechanism  40  and an elastic clamp mechanism  50 . 
     The carrier module  10  includes a base  11  and a curved arm  12  extended from an end of the base  11 , wherein a shaft  13  is protruded from a surface of the base  11 , and the shaft  13  has a shaft hole  131  formed thereon, and an outer gear  132  protruded from the periphery of the shaft  13 , and the curved arm  12  includes a front arm  14  disposed proximate to the base  11  and a rear arm  15  disposed away from the base  11 , and the front arm  14  has a front through hole  141 , and the rear arm  15  has a rear through hole  151 , and a lower curved gear rack  121  is protruded from the center of a surface of the curved arm  12 . 
     The rotating element  20  includes a pair of guide rails  21  formed on both sides of the rotating element  20 , an inner groove  22  concavely formed at the bottom of the rotating element  20 , a cam shaft  23  protruded from a bottom side of the inner groove  22 , and a circular inner gear  24  protruded from an internal periphery of the inner groove  22 , wherein the rotating element  20  is pivotally coupled into the shaft hole  131  by the cam shaft  23 , and the circular inner gear  24  is engaged with the outer gear  132 , and the rotating element  20  is coupled onto the base  11  by a screw or any other locking method, such that the rotating element  20  will not be separated from the shaft  13 . 
     The light emitting module  30  includes a body  31  and a light emitting member  32  installed at the body  31 , and the body  31  includes a pair of guide slots  33  protruded from the bottom of the body  31  and latched with the pair of guide rails  21  respectively, such that the light emitting module  30  is fixed onto the rotating element  20 . 
     The compressing mechanism  40  includes a rotating arm  41 , a fastener module  42 , a first pivot  45  and a second pivot  46 , wherein the rotating arm  41  has a penetrating hole  411  formed at a front end of the rotating arm  41 , and the rotating arm  41  is passed through and fixed into the front through hole  141  and the penetrating hole  411  by the first pivot  45 , such that the rotating arm  41  is pivotally coupled to the front arm  14 , and an upper curved gear rack  412  is protruded from an internal wall of the rotating arm  41 , and a hook  43  is extended from a rear end of the rotating arm  41 , and the hook  43  includes an embedding groove  431  formed at the center of the hook  43 , and the hook  43  clamps the rear arm  15 , such that the rotating arm  41  and the curved arm  12  can be enclosed to form a containing groove  44 . 
     The fastener module  42  includes an embedded rod  421  coupled to the second pivot  46  and a quick release handle  422  coupled to the embedded rod  421 , and the embedded rod  421  is coupled onto the second pivot  46  by a screw or any other locking method, and the fastener module  42  is passed through and coupled to the rear through hole  151  by the second pivot  46 , such that the fastener module  42  is pivotally coupled to the rear arm  15 , and the embedded rod  421  is embedded into the embedding groove  431 , and the quick release handle  422  is pressed against the hook  43 , such that the hook  43  abuts the rear arm  15  tightly. 
     The elastic clamp mechanism  50  includes an elastic element  52  and a press plate  53 , wherein an end of the elastic element  52  is a fixed end  521 , and another end of the elastic element  52  has an inverted winding hook  522  formed at the bottom of the curved arm  12 , and the fixed end  521  is attached to the base  11 , and the press plate  53  is pressed against the fixed end  521 , and the press plate  53  is coupled onto the base  11  by a screw or any other locking method, and the winding hook  522  is elastically pressed against the bottom of the curved arm  12 . 
     With reference to  FIG. 11 , the light emitting module  30  is rotated with respect to the carrier module  10  through the rotating element  20 , and the circular inner gear  24  is engaged with the outer gear  132 , such that the light emitting module  30  is fixed at a specific position and the illumination direction of the light emitting member  32  will not be shaken. 
     With reference to  FIG. 12 , the multi-functional lamp is installed onto a vertical rod  60  of a bicycle, and the vertical rod  60  is contained in the containing groove  44 , and the compressing mechanism  40  clamps the vertical rod  60  securely, and the upper curved gear rack  412  and the lower curved gear rack  121  can prevent the multi-functional lamp from sliding along the vertical rod  60 , and the light emitting member  32  illuminates the front to provide a clear driving direction, and the light emitting module  30  can be turned downward, such that the light emitting member  32  illuminates the ground to allow riders to avoid pits or obstacles on a road surface. 
     With reference to  FIG. 13 , the elastic element  52  is made of an elastic material with high resilience, and the winding hook  522  can be lifted away from the bottom of the curved arm  12 . After the pulling force is released, the winding hook  522  will resume its original position. 
     With reference to  FIG. 14 , the multi-functional lamp is worn onto a waist belt  70  of a user, and the waist belt  70  is clamped between the carrier module  10  and the elastic clamp mechanism  50 , and the winding hook  522  is hung at the waist belt  70 , and the light emitting member  32  illuminates the front to provide a clear driving direction, and the light emitting module  30  can be turned downward, such that the light emitting member  32  illuminates the ground to allow pedestrians to avoid pits or obstacles on a road surface and prevent the pedestrian from tumbling or falling into a trap. 
     The present invention is illustrated with reference to the preferred embodiment and not intended to limit the patent scope of the present invention. Various substitutions and modifications have suggested in the foregoing description, and other will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Technology Classification (CPC): 5