Vehicle searchlight

• US 7,147,353 B2
• Filed: 12/03/2004
• Issued: 12/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ming-Hui Lin
• Original Assignee: Ming-Hui Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Ming-Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Alavi, Ali
• Application Number:
  US11/002,412
• Publication Number:
  US 20060120095A1
• Time in Patent Office: 739 Days
• Field of Search: 362/493, 362/287, 362/35, 362/486, 362/269
• US Class Current: 362/486
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/05 retractable
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/245 Searchlights, e.g. adjustable from within the vehicle adjustable headlights B60Q1/06

Abstract

A vehicle searchlight including a mobile hood between two supports, and multiple bulbs with high power charge embedded in the hood to emit light in the same direction; the hood containing a power source to drive a transmission gear to engage with a fixed gear; a pivot being incorporated to the center of the fixed gear to extend through the hood and into both supports; both supports being fixed to a side frame incorporated to the roof of the vehicle to operate the searchlight.

Claims

1. A vehicle searchlight comprising:

a mobile hood;

two supports pivotally connected with said mobile hood;

a step motor mounted in said mobile hood and having an output axle;

a drive gear linked to said output axle via a reduction gear box;

a fixed gear meshed with said drive gear;

a pivot having a first end pivotally connected with said fixed gear and a second end pivotally connected with one of said supports;

another one of said supports being pivotally connected with one side of said mobile hood;

a rack on which are mounted said supports; and

a plurality of bulbs arranged in said mobile hood and projecting beam light in same direction.