Patent ID: 8764233

Claim:
A lighting device for streets and walkways, with an enclosure that can be positioned at a distance from an area to be lit and that serves to accommodate at least one light module, wherein said light module comprises multiple light units, said light module comprises a light element with an associated optical element, the latter being mounted to a support, said multiple light units and the support are positioned on a common module housing, said module housing is provided with a cover plate on a side of the light module pointing in a direction of a main light beam of the multiple light units, the module housing comprises fastening means for detachable mounting of said module housing on an enclosure, the module housing being provided with electrical contacts for electrical connection of the light units to an external voltage source, the fastening means and the electrical contacts are configured such that the light module can with merely a linear movement be brought from an installed position, in which it is mechanically and electrically connected to the enclosure, into an uninstalled position in which the light module is not mechanically and electrically connected to the enclosure, and vice versa.