Stage lamp

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6416195
  • Patent Number
    6,416,195
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, August 16, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 9, 2002
    22 years ago
Abstract
A stage lamp is composed of a lower casing, driving device, a support frame, eccentric device, a swing ring, and a globe shade. Once the power is on, the light bulb is lighted up and the output shaft of the driving device actuates to rotate the eccentric rod on the eccentric device. Therefore, the globe shade rotates eccentrically and the swing ring moves pivotally in an arc to make the colored light emitted through the globe shade has irregular lighting change for enhancing dynamic visual delight.
Description




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




1. Field of the Invention




The present invention relates to an improvement of stage lamp, and particularly to a stage lamp, which provides a function of twisting movement about an eccentric device.




2. Description of Related Art




The development of stage lamp is getting complicated due to the business of performing arts being getting compact. Generally, the lighting of stage lamp accompanying with changeable sound can enhance the air on the stage such that the performance on the stage can be brought into a climax accordingly. Therefore, for a design, especially for a design of stage, the lighting effect is an extremely important part has to be considered.




As shown in

FIG. 1

, a known rotary type of stage light usually has a bottom plate A with hollow vertical post B at the center thereof. The vertical post B at the upper end thereof is provided with a lamp socket B


1


. A transmission device C is disposed laterally and an output shaft thereof provides a gear C


1


. A stepped part B


2


is provided on the post B to correspond to the gear C


1


. A rotary seat D fits with the post B and is supported by the stepped part B


2


such that the gear ring D


1


at lower end meshes with gear C


1


. A lower casing E is associated with the bottom plate A and the post B and the rotary seat D extend outward through a central hole E


1


of the casing E. Meanwhile, a light bulb F engages with the lamp socket B


1


and an enclosed globe shade G has a connecting part G


1


to connect a pivotal part D


2


on the rotary seat D. Furthermore, the surface of the globe shade G is attached a plurality of transparent colored pieces G


2


. When the power is connected, the light bulb F is lighted up and the output shaft of the transmission device C rotates to allow the gear C


1


driving the gear ring D


1


. Thus, the rotary seat D with globe shade G rotates with respect to the post B. The light emitted from the light bulb passes through the colored pieces to form colored lights projecting the stage. The deficiency of the prior art is that the rotary seat D with. the globe shade G generates only a pure rotation and it becomes boring without freshness after a period time of using.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




An object of the present invention is to provide a stage lamp, which has a structure of eccentric movement to offer a rotation in a way of twisting about an eccentric device, for enhancing a dynamic visual delight.




Another object of the present invention is to provide a stage lamp, in which an eccentric moving globe shade accompanying the emitted light make irregular lighting change for enhancing dynamic visual delight.




A further object of the present invention is to provide a stage lamp, in which the parts are assembled fast and easily to lower the production cost substantially.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




The present invention can be more fully understood by referring to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:





FIG. 1

is a sectional view of a known stage lamp;





FIG. 2

is an exploded perspective view of stage lamp according to the present invention;





FIG. 3

is an assembled perspective view of the stage lamp shown in

FIG. 2

; and





FIG. 4

is a perspective view similar to

FIG. 3

illustrating the stage lamp being a state of moving.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




Referring to

FIGS. 2

, and


3


, basically, a stage lamp of the present invention comprises a lower casing


1


, transmission device


2


, a support frame


3


, eccentric device


4


, a swing ring


5


and a globe shade


6


.




The lower casing I therein is fixed with a driving device


2


such as motor. An output shaft


21


of the transmission device extends outward from the casing


1


.




The support frame


3


further comprises a lower frame plate


31


and both ends of the lower frame plate


31


extend upward a flap plate


32


respectively to correspond to each other. The lower frame plate


31


is disposed on the top of and fixed to the lower casing


1


so as to be passed by the output shaft


21


. A distance between the flap plates


32


a little longer than the outer diameter of the swing ring


5


and a pivot


33


is disposed at the free end of the respective flap plate


32


extending inward oppositely to pivotally associate with the swing ring


5


.




The eccentric device


4


has a hollow coupling head


41


to engage with the output shaft


21


so as to rotate with the output shaft


21


synchronously. A transverse link


42


at an end thereof is fixedly attached to the coupling head


41


and an eccentric rod


43


extends right upward and is fixedly attached to the other end of the transverse link


42


.




The swing ring


5


is a circular ring and provides two opposite engaging holes


51


corresponding to the pivots


33


on the flap plates


32


respectively. Hence, the swing ring


5


can pivotally move on the support frame


3


by way of the pivots


33


engaging with the engaging holes


51


. Besides, two ring pivots


52


, which are disposed oppositely and extend inward, fixedly attached to the swing ring


5


and are so arranged that an angular angle between the respective ring pivot


52


and the respective engaging hole


51


is 90°.




The globe shade


6


has an outer diameter a little smaller than the inner diameter of the swing ring


5


and a plurality of differently colored pieces


61


are provided on the surface thereof. An engaging part


62


extends outward from the globe shade


6


to engage with an engaging part


64


in a lamp socket


63


and a light bulb


65


is fixed to the lamp socket


63


at the front end thereof so as to be received in the globe shade


6


. In addition, the electric sire


66


extended from the lamp socket


63


is preferably coiled and concealed in the lower casing


1


. The stage lamp of the present invention features that the global shade


6


has a fitting aperture


67


to be inserted through by the eccentric rod


43


such that the globe shade


6


can be rotated by way of the movement of the eccentric rod


43


. Furthermore, the globe shade


6


provides two engaging holes


68


corresponding to the pivots


52


such that the globe shade


6


can be mounted in the swing ring


5


by way of the pivots


52


engaging with the engaging holes


68


.




Once the stage lamp of the present invention is assembled as described above, the operation for the stage lamp can be performed as illustration of

FIGS. 3 and 4

. Referring to

FIGS. 3 and 4

, the light bulb


65


is lighted up as soon as the power is on and the output shaft


21


of the transmission device


2


starts to rotate such that the eccentric device


4


may rotate synchronously to make the globe shade


6


turn eccentrically. Because the globe shade


6


connects with the swing ring


5


at pivots


52


thereof and the swing ring


5


pivotally moves with respect to the pivots


33


. Thus, it is possible for the stage lamp to perform a movement of twisting about. In the meantime, the light emitting out by the light bulb


65


may pass through the colored pieces


61


to present an effect of irregular lighting change.




In practice, the present invention makes the stage lamp rotate eccentrically with swing ring moving in an arc and an effect of dynamic visual delight can be enhanced substantially. In addition, the eccentric movement of the globe shade makes the light emitted through the colored pieces and it results in irregular changeable lighting. Moreover, the support frame and the swing ring in the stage lamp of the present invention are made of plastic and by way of injection molding and it makes the assembly work easier and faster such that the production cost can be lowered effectively. Hence, it can make the stage of the present invention suitable for ordinary home audio amusement popularly.




While the invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment thereof, it is to be understood that modifications or variations may be easily made without departing from the spirit of this invention, which is defined by the appended claims.



Claims
  • 1. A stage lamp, comprising;a lower casing with a top; a driving device mounted in the lower casing and having an output shaft extending therefrom: a support frame, having a lower frame plate with two ends and fixedly attached to the top of the lower casing, flap plates extending upwardly from the two ends of the lower frame plate and an inwardly extending pivot attached to each flap plate at a free end thereof; an eccentric device, having a coupling head coupled to the output shaft, a transverse link extending from the coupling head, and an eccentric rod vertically disposed at a free end of the transverse link eccentric to the output shaft; a swing ring disposed between the flap plates, having a pair of engaging holes pivotally engaging the pivots on the flap plates respectively, and having two ring pivots extending inwardly from opposite sides of the swing ring; a global shade having a plurality of colored pieces on a surface thereof, and including a lamp socket extending outwardly therefrom with an electrical wire concealed in the lower casing, with a light bulb received therein and attached to the lamp socket, the globe having a fitting aperture receiving the eccentric rod so as to pivotally support the globe thereon, and two engaging holes engaging the ring pivots so as to be pivotally supported in the swing ring; whereby, once the power is on, the light bulb is lighted and the output shaft rotates the eccentric rod such that the globe shade rotates eccentrically and the swing ring moves pivotally in an arc to make colored light emitted through the globe shade have irregular lighting changes.
  • 2. The stage lamp as defined in claim 1, wherein the driving device is a motor.
  • 3. The stage lamp as defined in claim 1, wherein axes passing through the engaging holes and through the ring pivots on the swing ring form an angle of 90° with each other.
  • 4. The stage lamp as defined in claim 1, wherein the electrical wire extending from the lamp socket is coiled.
  • 5. The stage lamp as defined in claim 1, wherein support frame and the swing ring are made of injection molded plastic.
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Number Name Date Kind
3817595 Edelman et al. Jun 1974 A
5084803 Lan Jan 1992 A
5280458 Scott Jan 1994 A