Patent ID: 8109655

Claim:
An illumination device comprising: a chassis; an illumination module, which comprises a housing and a light source disposed in the housing, being pivotally connected to the chassis to be rotatable between a closed position and an open position, wherein when a push force is applied to the illumination module situated in the closed position, the illumination module rotates from the closed position to the open position, wherein the housing includes a limiting track having a plurality of stair-like steps; and a positioning mechanism for respectively positioning the illumination module in the open position and the closed position, and the positioning mechanism comprising a positioning pin having an end in contact with the stair-like steps and being movable within the limiting track; wherein the illumination module is in a light-on state when the illumination module is situated in the open position, and the illumination module is in a light-off state when the illumination module is situated in the closed position.