CN219283107U

CN219283107U - Energy-saving lighting equipment

Info

Publication number: CN219283107U
Application number: CN202320321428.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 肖应平
Original assignee: Guangdong Yueliang Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Guangdong Yueliang Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-23
Filing date: 2023-02-23
Publication date: 2023-06-30
Anticipated expiration: 2033-02-23

Abstract

The utility model discloses energy-saving lighting equipment. The energy-saving lighting device comprises a top cover, a bottom shell, a lighting assembly and a solar cell panel; the solar panel is mounted on the top cover; the top cover is connected with a lampshade, and the lighting component is covered in the lampshade; one end of the lampshade, which is away from the top cover, is arranged in the bottom shell in a limiting manner through a movable plate and can move in the bottom shell in a telescopic manner; and a storage battery is arranged, and the solar panel is electrically connected with the lighting component and the storage battery. The lamp body of the energy-saving lighting device can be folded and contained and is adjustable in height so as to provide different lighting brightness and is convenient to carry. In addition, the storage battery is arranged in the bottom shell, so that better protection and improvement of weather resistance of equipment are realized for the storage battery; the switch, the lamplight and the emergency lighting of the lighting assembly can be operated and controlled; and set up hand charging device, can realize manual power supply and satisfy emergent demand.

Description

Energy-saving lighting equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of lighting equipment, in particular to energy-saving lighting equipment

Background

The solar illuminating lamp is particularly a lamp which mainly adopts solar power generation for illumination, has the characteristics of energy conservation, environmental protection and convenient use, and particularly has wider use requirements in outdoor activities, wherein the handle is additionally arranged on the basis of the lamp body of the solar portable lamp, so that the use portability of the solar portable lamp can be further improved, and better use effect is provided for the outdoor activities.

However, the solar illuminating lamp in the current market comprises a solar portable lamp, wherein the lamp body is mainly of a fixed design, the lamp body is inconvenient to store and carry in the use process, and the light range and the brightness cannot be adjusted. Moreover, the storage battery is usually arranged on the top cover, is more easily affected by outdoor low-temperature environment and is difficult to work. In addition, in the existing solar illuminating lamp, the brightness of the light and the application illumination cannot be regulated through key control, and meanwhile, emergency self-generating configuration is lacked, so that the outdoor emergency is not facilitated.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to overcome the defects of low storage and carrying flexibility, unreasonable storage battery installation position and lack of corresponding adjustment and emergency setting of the existing solar illuminating lamp, and provides energy-saving illuminating equipment.

The aim of the utility model is achieved by the following technical scheme.

An energy-saving lighting device comprises a top cover, a bottom shell, a lighting assembly and a solar panel;

the solar panel is mounted on the top cover; the top cover is connected with a lampshade, and the lighting component is covered in the lampshade; one end of the lampshade, which is away from the top cover, is arranged in the bottom shell in a limiting manner through a movable plate and can move in the bottom shell in a telescopic manner;

and a storage battery is arranged, and the solar panel is electrically connected with the lighting assembly and the storage battery.

In a preferred embodiment, the lighting assembly comprises a lamp panel and a reflector cup; the lamp panel is provided with lamp beads which are distributed around the reflecting cup, and the outer surface of the reflecting cup is an arc-shaped surface.

In a preferred embodiment, the battery is disposed within the bottom case.

In a further preferred embodiment, a battery box is connected to a side of the movable plate facing away from the lampshade, and the storage battery is arranged in the battery box.

In a further preferred embodiment, a charging interface is arranged on the bottom shell, and the charging interface is electrically connected with the storage battery through a PCB.

In a further preferred embodiment, a hand-operated charging device is arranged in the bottom shell, and a rocker arm is arranged outside the bottom shell; one end of the rocker arm extends into the bottom shell and is in transmission connection with the hand-operated charging device, and the hand-operated charging device is electrically connected with the storage battery and the lighting assembly.

In a further preferred embodiment, the bottom shell is concavely provided with a rocker arm receiving groove, and the rocker arm is accommodated in the rocker arm receiving groove and can be pulled out from the rocker arm receiving groove in use.

In a preferred embodiment, an operation key is arranged on the bottom shell, and the operation key is connected with the lighting assembly through a PCB board and is used for controlling the switch of the lighting assembly, adjusting the light of the lighting assembly and controlling the emergency lighting of the lighting assembly.

In a preferred embodiment, a flashlight assembly is provided on the bottom housing; the flashlight assembly is electrically connected with the solar panel and the storage battery.

In a preferred embodiment, a first guiding structure is arranged on the inner wall of the bottom shell, a second guiding structure correspondingly adapted to the first guiding structure is arranged on the movable plate, and the movable plate is in directional telescopic movement in the bottom shell through the cooperation of the first guiding structure and the second guiding structure.

In a preferred embodiment, the energy saving lighting device of any one of the above further provided with a handle, said handle being connected to said top cover.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following advantages and beneficial effects:

according to the energy-saving lighting equipment, the lamp shade is arranged in the bottom shell in a limiting manner through the movable plate, so that the lamp shade and the lighting assembly positioned in the lamp shade can be arranged to be telescopic on the bottom shell, and the lamp body part of the lighting equipment can be folded and stored when the energy-saving lighting equipment is used, so that the energy-saving lighting equipment is convenient to carry; and, in use, the height of the lamp body is adjustable to provide different illumination intensities. And the handle is arranged, so that the lighting equipment is convenient to hang and use and carry.

Moreover, the storage battery is arranged in the bottom shell, so that the volume redundancy of the top cover caused by the centralized arrangement of the storage battery and the solar panel is effectively avoided, the storage battery is better protected, the influence of a low-temperature environment on the storage battery is reduced, and the weather resistance of the lighting equipment is improved.

In addition, the operation key is arranged and combined with the electric circuit of the corresponding PCB, the switch of the lighting assembly can be controlled through the operation key, meanwhile, the adjustment of the brightness, the color tone and the like of the light of the lighting assembly can be realized, the emergency lighting can be controlled by the lighting assembly, the multifunctional purposes of switch, light modulation, emergency and the like are realized, and emergency setting is provided. Further, the hand-operated charging device is arranged, the hand-operated charging device can generate power under the conditions of insufficient solar energy, solar panel faults, low electric quantity of the storage battery and the like, emergency electric quantity is provided for the lighting assembly, or the electric quantity is stored in the storage battery, so that outdoor emergency requirements can be timely met, and the hand-operated charging device is more energy-saving and environment-friendly. The flashlight assembly is further arranged, when the flashlight assembly is used for illumination, the flashlight assembly and the illumination assembly can be selected for illumination simultaneously, or the illumination assembly is replaced for illumination, so that the use flexibility is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of an energy-saving lighting device according to the present utility model in an embodiment;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of a split structure of the energy-saving lighting device according to the present utility model in a specific embodiment;

fig. 3 is a schematic top view of the energy-saving lighting device according to the present utility model in an embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of fig. 3 along A-A.

The drawings are marked:

1-handle, 2-solar cell panel, 3-top cap, 4-lamp shade, 5-reflector cup, 6-lamp plate, 7-mount pad, 701-first guide structure, 8-key cap, 9-fly leaf, 901-second guide structure, 10-battery, 11-battery case, 12-hand charging device, 13-PCB board, 14-base, 15-rocking arm, 16-TYPEC charge interface, 17-USB charge interface, 18-operating key, 19-flashlight reflector cup, 20-flashlight lens.

Detailed Description

The technical scheme of the present utility model is described in further detail below with reference to specific examples and drawings, but the scope and embodiments of the present utility model are not limited thereto.

In the description of the specific embodiments, it should be noted that, the terms "upper," "lower," "top," "bottom," and the like indicate an orientation or a positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, or the orientation or positional relationship in which the inventive product is conventionally put in use, merely for convenience in describing the present utility model and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the structures or elements being referred to must have a specific orientation, be configured and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present utility model, nor should it be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

Unless specifically stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "configured," "connected," "secured," and the like should be construed broadly, as they may be either fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; may be a mechanical connection; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communicated with the inside of two elements or the interaction relationship of the two elements. The specific meaning of the terms in this application will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art as the case may be.

Example 1

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the energy-saving lighting device of the present utility model includes a top cover 3, a bottom case disposed opposite to the top cover 3, a lighting assembly, and a solar panel 2.

Specifically, the bottom shell may be an integral shell having a cavity therein and an open top. Or may be a combined shell, such as in the illustrated embodiment, the bottom shell is formed by the mounting seat 7 and the base 14, wherein the base 14 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting seat 7, and can seal the bottom of the mounting seat 7; the inside of the mounting seat 7 is hollow, and the top is opened and communicated with the hollow inside of the mounting seat 7.

The solar panel 2 is mounted on the top cover 3. In particular, the mounting position of the solar cell panel 2 on the top cover 3 may be arbitrary, and its mounting on the top cover 3 can achieve sufficient reception of sunlight and conversion into electric energy. In a preferred embodiment, the solar panel 2 is mounted on the side of the top cover 3 facing away from the bottom shell, i.e. on the upper side of the top cover 3; wherein, the concave panel accommodation groove that is equipped with in the upper surface of top cap 3, the embedding of solar cell panel 2 adaptation is in the panel accommodation groove, and the upper surface of solar cell panel 2 exposes outside the panel accommodation groove, and can further adopt joint or sticky between solar cell panel 2 and the panel accommodation groove to ensure that solar cell panel 2 can fully receive the sunlight and generate electricity in, make the setting structure of solar cell panel 2 succinct, pleasing to the eye.

The top cover 3 is connected with a lampshade 4, and the lampshade 4 is a transparent cover body, such as a transparent plastic cover body or a milky transparent cover body, in a specific embodiment, the lampshade 4 is connected to one side of the top cover 3, which is away from the solar panel 2, that is, to the lower side of the top cover 3. And the lighting component is covered in the lampshade 4, and the light emitted by the lighting component can be irradiated outwards through the lampshade 4.

The solar panel 2 is electrically connected with the lighting assembly, and can provide the converted electric energy for the lighting assembly to perform lighting operation. Alternatively, the lighting assembly may be any lighting assembly, including a lamp tube, a bulb, or a lamp panel.

In the specific preferred embodiment shown, the lighting assembly comprises a lamp panel 6 and a reflective cup 5, the lamp panel 6 and the reflective cup 5 are all arranged in the lamp shade 4, the solar cell panel 2 is electrically connected with the lamp panel 6, the reflective cup 5 has a length extending along the axial direction, the lamp panel 6 and the reflective cup 5 are concentrically arranged, a lamp bead distributed around the reflective cup 5 is arranged on one side of the lamp panel 6 facing the reflective cup 5, the outer surface of the reflective cup 5 is an arc surface, in particular, an arc surface with the outer diameter gradually reduced from one end far away from the lamp panel 6 to one end close to the lamp panel 6, and the arc surface is a smooth reflective surface. When the lamp is used for illumination, the lamp beads on the lamp panel 6 emit light, and the light emitted by the lamp beads irradiates on the arc-shaped surface of the reflecting cup 5 to reflect the irradiated light outwards and irradiate outwards through the lampshade 4.

The connection between the lampshade 4 and the top cover 3 is specifically that the upper end of the lampshade 4 is connected to the top cover 3, for example, the lampshade 4 can be clamped with the top cover 3 or locked by a screw; the end, away from the top cover 3, of the lampshade 4, namely the lower end, is mounted in the bottom shell in a limiting manner through the movable plate 9, and can move in the bottom shell in a telescopic manner along with the movable plate 9.

Specifically, the size of the top opening of the mounting seat 7 is smaller than the size of the movable plate 9, and the size of the movable plate 9 is smaller than or adapted to the size of the content cavity of the mounting seat 7, so that the movable plate 9 can move in the mounting seat 7.

In a preferred embodiment, referring again to fig. 2, the movable plate 9 is adapted to fit into a cavity in the mounting block 7. The inner wall of the mounting seat 7 is provided with a first guiding structure 701, the first guiding structure 701 may be a guide groove or a guide rail, the movable plate 9 is provided with a second guiding structure 901 correspondingly adapted to the first guiding structure 701, the second guiding structure 901 may be a guide rail or a guide groove correspondingly adapted to the first guiding structure 701, and in the illustrated embodiment, the first guiding structure 701 is a guide rail and the second guiding structure 901 is a guide groove. Wherein, the fly leaf 9 is installed in mount pad 7 after, second guide structure 901 and first guide structure 701 looks adaptation each other, and fly leaf 9 is through the cooperation of first guide structure 701 and second guide structure 901 directional concertina movement from top to bottom in mount pad 7, ensures the mobility stability.

The lampshade 4 is connected with the movable plate 9, and can be in clamping connection or screw locking connection; the outer diameter of the lamp housing 4 is specifically designed to be matched with the top opening of the mounting seat 7, the movable plate 9 is provided with a limiting table matched with the inner diameter of the lamp housing 4, and the lamp housing 4 is limited by the top opening of the mounting seat 7 and the limiting table. The lamp plate 6 is specifically installed on the limiting table of the movable plate 9, and the lower end of the reflecting cup 5 penetrates through the lamp plate 6 and is connected to the movable plate 9, and the upper end of the reflecting cup 5 is connected to the top cover 3. In the telescopic movement process of the movable plate 9, the lamp shade 4, the top cover 3 and the lighting assembly arranged in the lamp shade 4 can synchronously and stably move.

Under the state of accomodating, accessible promotes top cap 3 downwards, and all moves lamp shade 4, lighting components and fly leaf 9 to mount pad 7 inside, makes lamp shade 4 and lighting components accomodate in mount pad 7, makes whole lighting apparatus's volume diminish, conveniently carries. Optionally, the size of the top cover 3 may be designed to be larger than the size of the top opening of the mounting seat 7, so that in the storage state, the top cover 3 may cover the top opening of the mounting seat 7, protect the inside of the mounting seat 7, and improve the appearance.

In the use state, the top cover 3 can be pulled up by applying force, and the lampshade 4, the lighting assembly and the movable plate 9 can be moved outwards of the mounting seat 7, so that the lampshade 4 and the lighting assembly are exposed out of the mounting seat 7, and the light emitted by the part of the lighting assembly exposed out of the mounting seat 7 can be prevented from being blocked by the mounting seat 7 for lighting. Wherein, based on the size of the part of the lamp shade 4 and the lighting assembly which is pulled out to be exposed outside the mounting seat 7, namely, the exposed height of the lighting assembly is different, the light transmission amount is different, and different lighting brightness is provided, thereby realizing the adjustment of the lighting brightness.

And, the energy-saving lighting apparatus is further provided with a storage battery 10; the solar cell panel 2 is electrically connected to the battery 10, and the electric energy converted by the solar cell panel 2 can be stored in the battery 10 after being supplied to the lighting unit.

Alternatively, the battery 10 may be any battery including, but not limited to, a lithium iron phosphate battery or a nickel hydrogen battery, preferably a lithium iron phosphate battery. Also, the installation position of the battery 10 may be unlimited, and may be installed in the top cover 3, or in the bottom case; in the preferred embodiment, the storage battery 10 is arranged in the bottom shell, so that the volume redundancy of the top cover 3 caused by the centralized arrangement of the storage battery 10 and the solar panel 2 is effectively avoided, better protection of the storage battery 10 can be realized in the bottom shell, the influence of a low-temperature environment on the storage battery 10 can be reduced, the storage battery 10 can still work at a low temperature, and the weather resistance of the lighting equipment is improved.

In the illustrated embodiment, referring to fig. 2 to 4, a battery case 11 is connected to a side of the movable plate 9 facing away from the lampshade 4, and the battery case 11 is specifically and fixedly connected to a lower side of the movable plate 9. And the battery 10 is placed in the battery case 11, thereby realizing the arrangement in the mount 7, and further protection is realized by the battery case 11.

When the movable plate 9 moves in an oriented manner, the storage battery 10 can move synchronously with the movable plate 9, namely, synchronously with the top cover 3 and the solar panel 2, so as to ensure the stability of the relative position between the storage battery and the solar panel 2 and further ensure the stability of the mutual electrical connection.

In a further preferred embodiment, a flashlight assembly is provided on the bottom housing of the energy efficient lighting apparatus. Specifically, the flashlight subassembly includes flashlight reflector 19, flashlight bulb and flashlight lens 20, wherein, the bottom at base 14 is installed in the embedding of flashlight reflector 19, the cup bottom at flashlight reflector 19 is installed to the flashlight bulb, the exit at flashlight reflector 19 is installed in the cooperation of flashlight lens 20, and the flashlight bulb is connected with solar cell panel 2 and battery 10 electricity, can be luminous by solar cell panel 2 or battery 10 power supply, the light that the flashlight bulb sent can gather and reflect through flashlight reflector 19, the transmission of follow flashlight lens 20 is gone out and is illuminated. Therefore, when the flashlight is used, the flashlight assembly and the lighting assembly can be selected to be simultaneously lighted, or the lighting assembly is replaced to be lighted, so that the use flexibility is improved.

Optionally, the flashlight assembly is mounted at the bottom of the base 14, and can be used independently of the lighting assembly, so that the overlapping of the lighting effect is low; and the flashlight lens 20 is flush with the bottom of the base 14, ensuring the appearance of the overall energy-saving lighting device.

In a further preferred embodiment, a charging interface is provided on the bottom shell and is electrically connected to the battery 10 via the PCB 13. Specifically, the PCB 13 is supported and fixedly installed in the mounting seat 7 by the base 14, and the PCB 13 is provided with a power supply adapting circuit electrically connected with the charging interface, and the power supply adapting circuit is electrically connected with the storage battery 10 through a guide. Therefore, when other external electric equipment needs to be powered, after the electric connection relation is established between the external electric equipment and the charging interface, the storage battery 10 can supply power to the external electric equipment through the charging interface.

The charging interface is optionally but not limited to more than one type of the TYPEC charging interface 16 and the USB charging interface 17, and in the illustrated embodiment, the TYPEC charging interface 16 and the USB charging interface 17 that are electrically connected with the PCB board 13 and the ports of which are exposed outside the mounting seat 7 are provided, and the TYPEC charging interface 16 and the USB charging interface 17 can be electrically connected with external electric equipment through corresponding TYPEC connectors and USB connectors respectively, so that the use is convenient.

Further, an operation key 18 is provided on the bottom case of the energy saving illumination apparatus. Specifically, the operation key 18 is connected to the lighting assembly through the PCB 13. Through the design of the circuit electrically connected with the lighting assembly on the PCB 13, and if the switch control circuit, the light adjusting circuit and the emergency lighting circuit are correspondingly arranged on the PCB 13, the operating key 18 is provided with a switch operating gear, a light adjusting switch and an emergency lighting gear, so that the lighting assembly can be controlled to be switched on and switched off, the light of the lighting assembly can be adjusted, the lighting assembly can be controlled to be subjected to emergency lighting, and the multifunctional purposes such as switching, dimming, emergency and the like can be realized.

Further, the flashlight assembly may be configured for controlled connection with the operating keys 18 via the PCB 13. The operation key 18 may further include a gear for controlling the switch and dimming of the flashlight assembly, and the PCB 13 is provided with a corresponding control circuit, so that the switch and dimming control of the flashlight assembly can be achieved through the operation key 18. Alternatively, in other embodiments, other operating keys may be provided independently of the operating key 18 and in control connection with the flashlight assembly via the PCB 13 for controlling the switching and dimming of the flashlight assembly.

Wherein, the inner end of the operation key 18 is connected to the PCB 13, and the outer end passes out of the mounting seat 7; and the key cap 8 is arranged on the outer end of the operation key 18 to facilitate the operation of the operation key 18.

Example two

In the energy-saving lighting device of this embodiment, as shown in fig. 2 to 4, a hand-operated charging device 12 is disposed in a mounting seat 7 of a bottom shell, so that when the solar energy is insufficient, the solar panel 2 is difficult to provide electric quantity and the electric quantity of the storage battery 10 is low, the hand-operated charging device 12 is manually operated to generate power, thereby providing emergency electric quantity for the storage battery 10 and a lighting assembly, not only meeting outdoor emergency requirements in time, but also being more energy-saving and environment-friendly.

Wherein, hand charging device 12 is supported by base 14 and sets up in mount pad 7. A rocker arm 15 is arranged outside the mounting seat 7, and in particular, the rocker arm 15 is arranged at the outer bottom of the base 14; and one end of the rocker arm 15 passes through the base 14 to extend into the mounting seat 7 and is in transmission connection with the hand-operated charging device 12, and the hand-operated charging device 23 is electrically connected with the storage battery 20 and the lighting assembly.

The outer end of the rocker arm 15, which is positioned on the base 14, is a handle end and has an extension length, so that the hand-operated charging device 12 can be driven to work by hand-operated force application. In a preferred embodiment, the bottom surface of the base 14 is recessed with a rocker arm receiving recess in which the handle portion of the rocker arm 15 is received and can be pulled out of the rocker arm receiving recess in use. Therefore, the rocker arm 15 can be stored in a normal state, so that the interference and collision caused by exposure are avoided, and the attractive appearance and the use effect of the lighting equipment are improved; when in use, the rocker arm 15 can be pulled out, and the use is convenient.

Example III

In this embodiment, similar to the first embodiment or the second embodiment, further, referring to fig. 1 to fig. 4, a handle 1 is further provided in the energy-saving lighting device of this embodiment, so as to facilitate hanging and carrying of the lighting device.

Wherein the handle 1 is connected with the top cover 3. When the lifting handle 1 is lifted by applying force, the top cover 3 can be pulled upwards, so that the lighting assembly is exposed out of the mounting seat 7, and the lamp body is turned on for lighting; and in the illumination process, the hanging and carrying of the integral illumination equipment can be carried out through the handle 1, so that the hanging and carrying of the integral illumination equipment in work are convenient.

Specifically, the handle 1 is movably connected with the top cover 3, so that the handle 1 can be folded on the top cover 3 in an unused state to be conveniently stored, and the storage volume of the whole lighting equipment is reduced. Moreover, the handle 1 is specifically an inverted V-shaped handle, and can be arranged into two crossed handles, the two handles 1 are crossed and overlapped when in use, and the four V-shaped ends are respectively connected with the four sides of the top cover 3, so that the whole lighting equipment can be lifted up in a balanced and stable manner, and the hanging use and carrying stability is improved.

The above embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model and only the technical solutions of the present utility model have been described in further detail, but the above description is illustrative, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, the scope and implementation of the present utility model are not limited thereto, and any changes, combinations, deletions, substitutions or modifications made without departing from the spirit and principles of the present utility model are included in the scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. The energy-saving lighting equipment is characterized by comprising a top cover, a bottom shell, a lighting assembly and a solar panel;

2. The energy efficient lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the lighting assembly comprises a light panel and a reflector cup; the lamp panel is provided with lamp beads which are distributed around the reflecting cup, and the outer surface of the reflecting cup is an arc-shaped surface.

3. The energy efficient lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the battery is disposed within the bottom case.

4. The energy-saving lighting device of claim 3, wherein a battery box is connected to a side of the movable plate facing away from the lamp cover, and the storage battery is disposed in the battery box.

5. The energy-saving lighting device of claim 3, wherein a charging interface is provided on the bottom case, and the charging interface is electrically connected with the storage battery through a PCB board.

6. The energy-saving lighting device of claim 3, wherein a hand-operated charging device is disposed in the bottom shell, and a rocker arm is disposed outside the bottom shell; one end of the rocker arm extends into the bottom shell and is in transmission connection with the hand-operated charging device, and the hand-operated charging device is electrically connected with the storage battery and the lighting assembly.

7. The energy efficient lighting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the bottom case is concavely provided with a rocker arm receiving groove, and the rocker arm is received in the rocker arm receiving groove and can be pulled out from the rocker arm receiving groove in use.

8. The energy-saving lighting device of claim 1, wherein an operation key is provided on the bottom case, and the operation key is connected with the lighting assembly through a PCB board, and is used for controlling the lighting assembly switch, adjusting the light of the lighting assembly, and controlling the lighting assembly for emergency lighting.

9. The energy efficient lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the bottom housing has a flashlight assembly disposed thereon; the flashlight assembly is electrically connected with the solar panel and the storage battery.

10. An energy efficient lighting apparatus as defined in any one of claims 1-9, wherein a handle is provided, said handle being connected to said top cover.