DE20114806U1 - Lighting device and in particular a bedside lamp with integrated bodies that can store light energy - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a lighting device, in particular a living room lamp, bedside lamp or the like, with a fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp or the like as a light source of the type specified in claim 1.

Many people, especially children, have the problem of being alone in a dark room. Especially before falling asleep in bed, people become very restless as soon as the light is turned off. The 100% darkness is unbearable for these people.

Because of the darkness, the time before people can fall asleep and relax after a long day is often delayed. In many cases, it is therefore necessary to leave the light in the bedroom or a bedside lamp on in order to achieve or at least improve the sleeping atmosphere.

The light bulb in a bedside lamp, regardless of its strength, always consumes electrical energy and is often far too bright to be able to fall asleep again.

The bedside lamps available on the market only rarely have the option of regulating the light intensity in stages or continuously. In any case, a light source must still be supplied with electrical energy. If a person falls asleep with the bedside lamp on, the bedside lamp often continues to shine for an unnecessary long time, consuming electrical energy in the process. In addition, this always creates electrical smog, which in turn harms many people and causes sleep disorders.

However, various plastic materials in the form of sheets or films for gluing or also varnishes, paints or synthetic resins and other materials have been available on the market for years, in which

During production, light-storing substances were also added which have the special property of storing artificial or daylight.

Such plastic materials or paints, varnishes or synthetic resins are used to coat various markings or safety signs, e.g. for escape routes in public buildings, aircraft, ships, industrial halls or other markings. For example, firefighters' protective helmets are also made from such plastics to increase their safety and to help others find their way in dark or smoke-filled rooms.

The light-storing materials have a good property of storing artificial and daylight energy and, in the event of a lighting failure in dark rooms, continuing to glow or releasing the stored light energy again, thus making the rescue escape route, the position of the firefighters in action in dark rooms and other important information visible.

Such materials have also been used in most alarm clocks for many years to partially make the display or at least the hands of the clock visible or to mark them at night for a certain time after the lights in the room have been switched off.

Fluorescent lamps designed as tubes, with the inner surface of the tubes provided with a luminescent coating, are known, for example, from DE-297 16 140-Ul.

Luminaire housings with at least partially luminescent coating are described in WO 99/58900 and a luminescent material composition based on a synthetic rubber is described in WO 99/48995.

In the solution according to DE 297 16 140-Ul, cited above, luminescent fluorescent lamps are used in rooms to ensure that, in the event of a power failure, the previously burning fluorescent lamps continue to glow and partially illuminate the rooms with the stored light energy. Depending on how high the lamps are installed on the ceiling of the room, a corresponding level of illumination of the room can be expected, and orientation is therefore guaranteed in any case.

However, the thickness of the layer that is applied to the glass casing of the fluorescent tube is technically limited in the solution. A thick layer cannot be used because otherwise the light generated would no longer be able to come out of the fluorescent tube and illuminate the room. This would also lead to additional heating of the fluorescent tube and premature damage. The afterglow intensity and the afterglow duration depend on the thickness of the layer.

Since the coating of the fluorescent tube with the luminescent material is permanently bonded to the glass casing, unfortunately when the fluorescent tube fails, and its lifespan is, as we know, limited, the luminescent coating is also disposed of. So the use of the luminescent material in the solution is only limited to the lifespan of the fluorescent tube.

The disposal of used fluorescent tubes also places unnecessary strain on the environment.

In the solution, there is always an afterglow effect after the power supply to the fluorescent tube is switched off, whether you want it or not. It cannot be switched off.

The solution is also tied to the shape of the fluorescent tube and also to its unchangeable afterglow intensity.

..:.;': The object of the invention is to create a lighting device, e.g. a living room lamp, a bedside lamp or the like, with the special feature that additionally inserted or integrated bodies can store at least part of the available light energy of the existing lighting means and release it into the environment after switching off,

This problem is solved with the characterizing features of the claim.

It should also be possible to regulate the strength of the light energy that is stored and then emitted again, or to block it off or shield it as required or desired so that the light emitted can no longer cause interference. The light energy should be stored by the bodies used in the lighting device, which can have any shape or form or can depict a motif. The luminescent bodies should also have a particularly pleasant shape or form, or depict a motif or figure, and thus have a particularly pleasant effect on the person falling asleep in bed in the dark, ensure good quality of sleep and also have a positive effect on the person's dreams. In some versions of the lighting device, selected structural components of the lighting device, such as the lampshade, lamp cover, lamp stand or lamp base, should also have light-storing properties in order to increase the overall afterglow strength.

The advantages achieved with the invention are in particular that with the new lighting device, in the dark, the immediate vicinity of the person during the relaxation or sleep phase can be easily and pleasantly illuminated with the light energy previously stored in the lighting device. The light energy is mainly generated in the lighting device by the additionally inserted bodies, which can have any or desired shape or can also

Components of the lighting device are stored. The luminescent bodies or parts of the lighting device are made of light-storing materials or coated with light-storing materials.

The charging of the light-storing bodies used will be carried out by the existing light sources in the lighting device; fluorescent lamps, incandescent lamps or the like, or also by the light sources outside the lighting device or living room lamp.

The emission of the stored light energy and the intensity can also be regulated in the new lighting device as desired with a shutter system or even shielded until it is completely dark.

The light-storing bodies used have any desired shape or form, e.g. a cylinder, a sphere, a cone, a cuboid, a tree, an animal figure, religious figures e.g. a saint, Buddha, etc., mythical creatures or actors, modern monsters or fairy tale figures, etc. or can also depict a motif in 1D, 2D or 3D dimensions. The bodies or figures used can also be exchanged in the lighting device and used as desired for the season, e.g. an angel or Santa Claus is used for Christmas and a rabbit for Easter.

In the newly invented lighting device, separate bodies, figures or parts are mainly used in order to be able to store the light energy for the desired purpose.

The amount of light energy stored in the lighting device and the afterglow intensity that is then emitted is determined by the number of bodies used, their surface area or by the concentration of the energy in the material, e.g. plastic, etc., from which the parts are made.

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light-storing crystals. ;

The admixture can be chosen arbitrarily or as the processing allows in order to achieve the desired effect or afterglow intensity and afterglow duration. The specifications are given by the manufacturers of the light-storing crystals or pigments for production.

Similar effects can also be achieved by painting or coating the inserted bodies or parts in the lighting device with a varnish, paint or synthetic resin into which the light-storing crystals have been mixed.

In the newly invented lighting device, the area of the light-storing parts or inserted bodies, on which the emitted light intensity subsequently depends, can be determined by the shape or size or can be selected according to desire and need.

The bodies chosen for the lighting device then determine the size or shape of the lighting device.

The use of the bodies in the lighting device can be designed in such a way that their number can be chosen by the consumer or that the consumer can insert them himself and determine them according to his wishes or needs.

A combination of the luminescent bodies used and the luminescent components of the new lighting device, which can also consist of luminescent materials, can be freely selected, combined and implemented.

The bodies or parts made of luminescent materials used in the lighting device are intended to last for the entire service life of the lighting device.

This solution eliminates the need for premature disposal due to, for example, the failure of a light bulb or fluorescent lamp.

One option for the luminescent bodies or figures to glow in one color or in multiple colors is also available in one version. In this case, the light-storing bodies are additionally coated with a thin, colored and translucent coating.

The aperture devices used in the lighting fixtures or living room lights regulate the release of the stored light energy gradually or continuously and also regulate the visibility of the lighting bodies or figures used during the day.

Further features, advantages and details of the invention presented here will become apparent from the following description and the drawings. These show:

Fig. 1 A representation of a lighting device with a luminescent body or figure as a stand of the lighting device or living room lamp

Fig.la A representation of a lighting device with a luminescent body in the interior of the shade of the lighting device or living room lamp

Fig. 2 A representation of a lighting device with a luminescent body and lamps in a stand made of transparent cylindrical tube, which serves as a protective cover for the lamp(s).

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Fig.2a A representation of a lighting device with a luminescent body and lamps in a stand made of transparent cylindrical tube, which serves as a protective cover for the luminous body. Part of the hollow stand is transparent. A diaphragm device can shield the body. Open state. The body is visible.

Fig.2b A representation of a lighting device with a luminescent body and lamps in a stand made of transparent cylindrical tube, which serves as a protective cover for the luminous body. Part of the hollow stand is transparent. A diaphragm device can shield the body. Closed state. The body is not visible.

Fig. 3 A representation of a lighting device with lamps in the shade space and a luminescent body in a transparent cylinder tube as a lamp stand and a shield or diaphragm device for the luminescent body. Open state, light comes out from the luminescent body. The body can be seen.

Fig.3a A representation of a lighting device with lamps in the shade space and a luminescent body in a transparent cylinder tube as a lamp stand and a shield or diaphragm device for the luminescent body. Closed state, no light comes out from the luminescent body. The body cannot be seen.

Fig.3b A representation of a lighting device with lamps in the shade space and a luminescent body in a transparent cylinder tube as a lamp stand and a shield

&ngr; mung or aperture device of the lamp and integrated mirror in the lampshade.

Open state, light comes out from the luminescent body. The body can be seen.

Fig. 4 A representation of a lighting device with a luminescent body in a transparent cylinder tube of the lamp stand, with an integrated hollow luminous body and a shield or diaphragm device for the luminous body and an integrated light source in the luminous body. Open state, light comes out from the luminescent body. The luminous body or luminous figure can be seen.

Fig. 4a A representation of a lighting device with a luminescent body or figure in a transparent cylinder tube as a lamp stand, with an integrated hollow luminous body and a shield or diaphragm device for the luminous body and integrated light sources in the luminous body or luminous figure. Closed state. No light comes out from the luminescent body. The body cannot be seen.

Fig. 5 A representation of a lighting device with an umbrella stand as a cylindrical tube, the tube being coated on the inside and/or outside with light-storing material. The light sources are integrated in the space of the umbrella or in the hollow stand.

Fig. 6 A representation of a lighting device with an umbrella stand as a cylindrical tube, only one part of which is transparent. A luminous element and the additional lamps are integrated into the stand. The luminous element can be shielded vertically using the integrated screen device.

Open state, the lamp is fully visible.

Fig. 6a A representation of the cross section of the lighting device as described in Fig.6 with the explanation of the function of the diaphragm device. Open state.

Fig. 7 A representation of a lighting device with an umbrella stand as a cylindrical tube, where only a part is transparent. A luminescent element and the additional lamps are integrated into the stand. The luminescent element can be shielded vertically using the integrated screen device. Partially open state, the luminescent element is partially visible.

Fig. 7a A representation of the cross section of the lighting device as described in Fig. 7 with the explanation of the function of the aperture device. Partially open state.

Fig. 8 A representation of a lighting device with an umbrella stand in the form of a cylindrical tube, with only one part being transparent. A luminous element and the additional light sources are integrated into the stand. The luminous element can be shielded vertically using the integrated screen device.

Closed state, the light body is no longer visible.

Fig. 8a A representation of the cross section of the lighting device as described in Fig. 7 with the explanation of the function of the diaphragm device. Closed state.

Fig.9.1 A representation of a lighting device with an umbrella stand as a cylinder tube in which a part of

light-storing material or has been coated and the other part is transparent. A shiny body or figure and the additional lighting sources are integrated into the stand. The shiny body or figure can be shielded vertically using the integrated cover device.
Open state, the shiny body or figure is fully visible.

Fig. 9.2 Like Fig.9.1.

Partially closed state, the shiny body or figure is partially visible.

Fig. 9.3 Like Fig.9.1.

Fully closed state, the shiny body or figure is no longer visible.

Fig. 10 A representation of a lighting device consisting of a base plate on which a hollow body or figure made of translucent material is attached and in the hollow space of the body or figure the light source is integrated. The body or figure is made of a light-storing material or has been coated with a light-storing material.

List of positions with explanation :

- Screen of the lighting device
la - luminous body in the space of the shade

- Light-storing body or figure as an umbrella stand 2a - Light-storing body or figure in a lighting device or

a living room lamp with shade device 2b - umbrella stand

- Base plate of a lighting device

- A seal in the hollow stand of the lighting device or the

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Living room light

5 - Light source in the lampshade area.

5a - Lamp in the hollow stand of the lighting device or

the living room light
5b - Lamp in space of the hollow lamp body or figure of

Lighting device in the hollow stand 5c - Illuminant in the space of the hollow luminaire or figure of the lighting device

6 - Hollow stand of the lighting device

7 - Hollow stand of the lighting device with

a guide slot for the aperture device 7a - Hollow stand of the lighting device with a coating of light-storing material or with a light-storing coating

8 - Aperture device that can be closed vertically

9 - Guide slot of the diaphragm device in the hollow lamp stand 9a - Guide pin of the vertical diaphragm device

10 - A mirror insert in the screen room to direct the light rays of the

Lamps

11 - Hollow stand of the lighting device with

Guide for the horizontal diaphragm device W 12 - Horizontal diaphragm device

13 - Guide pin of the horizontal aperture device

14 - A hollow stand of a lighting device of the

consists partly of light-storing material or has been coated with such material

15 - A body or figure made of shiny material or of glass or

crystal

16 - A hollow body or figure made of light-storing material or with

a light-storing coating (Y) - Vertical axis of the lamp stand

A variant of the lighting device according to the invention is shown in Fig. 1. On a base plate (3) a body or a figure was placed:

made of light-storing material (2) and a shade (1) is firmly mounted on the body or on the figure. In this case, the body or figure (2) is an inseparable part of the construction of the lighting device.

The bodies or figures (2) used are made of a light-storing material or have been subsequently coated with the material.

When illuminated, the light source(s) (5) of the lighting device charges the inserted body(s) or figure(s) (2) with light energy. A mirror (4) is also installed on the base plate (3) to direct the light from the light source (5) additionally and more effectively in the direction of the body or figure (2).

In Fig.la, only one light-storing body (la) was inserted into the space of the shade (1) of the lighting device. In this illustration, the light-storing body (la) is hollow and the illuminant () of the lighting device is also integrated into it. This body (la) is inserted or built into the shade (1) in a fixed or detachable manner and in the

_f - second case can be removed at any time.

™ The luminescent surface of the inserted body (la) is located between the light source (5) and the shade (1) of the lighting device. After the lighting is switched off, the light energy stored in the body (la) will radiate against the inner surface of the shade (1) and create a pleasant luminescent effect of the lighting device or the living room light.

In Fig. 2, another variant of Fig. 1 was shown. In this case, the lighting device was equipped with a hollow and transparent stand (6) in which the light-storing body or figures (2) were inserted. In the solution, the bodies or

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Figures (2) are protected from external influences and dirt. Additional lighting (5a) can also be installed in the hollow stand (6). A mirror (4) is also used in the design if required.

Fig. 2a shows a simple version of Fig. 2 in which the screen (1) is omitted.

Another variant of Fig. 2a is shown in Fig. 2b, in which a shutter device (8) made entirely of non-transparent material has been inserted into the hollow stand (7) of the lighting device, which is not transparent in the upper area. The shutter device (8) makes it possible to regulate the release of the stored light energy from the inserted bodies or figures (2) or to shield it to such an extent that no more light comes out. Fig. 2b shows the open state of the lighting device.

In Fig. 2c the closed state of the lighting device was shown.

The light output of the light-storing bodies or figures is regulated by the guide pin (9a), which can be moved up and down in the slot (9) of the hollow stand (7). The regulation can be carried out in stages or continuously.

Another variant is shown in Fig. 3 and 3a. In the hollow stand (7) of the lighting device, the lower part is not transparent to light. The light-storing body or figure (2a) is located in the upper part of the stand (7). The lighting devices (5) of the lighting device charge the inserted bodies or figures (2a). After the lighting devices (5) are switched off, the stored light is emitted outwards and in all directions, also illuminating the screen (1).

illuminate. One has the impression that the lighting device or the living room light continues to glow slightly. The bodies or figures (2a) in all designs can depict any shape, form or even represent a motif.

This makes it possible to make the lighting in the immediate area around the sleeping person particularly pleasant.

If the light from the inserted bodies or figures (2a) is too strong, it can be shielded with the diaphragm device (8). The diaphragm device can be moved and positioned as desired and required using the guide pin (9a).

In the cross-section of Fig. 3, the cylindrical stands (7), the aperture device (8) and the body or figure (2a) are shown. This explains the function of the aperture device (8).

Fig. 3a shows the closed state of Fig. 3. Fig. 3b is an extension of the lighting device shown. In it, a mirror (10) has been integrated in the space of the lampshade (1) in order to direct the light from the lamps (5) more effectively in the direction of the light-storing bodies or figures (2a). A light-storing body in the form of a ring, for example, can also be inserted in the same place. The inserted ring (10) can be located between the lamps (5) and the shade (1) or can be attached to the surface of the lampshade (1).

In this case, however, the inventor prefers to manufacture part or all of the surface of the shade (1) from light-storing materials or to coat it with a light-storing material. Various motifs made of light-storing material can also be attached or glued to the surface of the shade (1), e.g. for the benefit of children.

The same effect can be created or achieved by using a lamp cover made of a solid but translucent material.

Another variant of a lighting device was shown in Fig. 4 and 4a.

A hollow light-storing body or figure (2b) has been integrated into the hollow lamp stand (7), which is only transparent in the upper area, and the light source (5b) has been inserted inside it. This means that the lighting device or the living room light no longer has a light source (5) in the space of the shade (1) and still fulfils the lighting function because the light from the hollow body or figure (2b) shines upwards towards the shade (1).

Of course, there is nothing against the use of additional lighting in the space around the shade (1), if desired.

In Fig. 4, the open state is shown, so the stored light can exit in the upper area of the stand (7). In Fig. 4a, the closed state is shown, in which the non-transparent aperture device (8) no longer allows the stored light to pass through to the outside.

The displacement of the aperture device (8) in the variants Fig. 4 and 4a is carried out stepwise or continuously with the guide pin (9a).

Another variant is shown in Fig. 5.

In this embodiment, the hollow stand (7a) of the lighting device is coated from the inside or from the outside with a light-storing material or is made of a light-storing material.

In this case, the light energy of the lamps (5) is stored in the surface of the stand (7a). To increase the storage,

one or more lamps (5a) are inserted inside the stand (7a) of the lighting device.

In order to be able to use particularly large light-storing bodies or figures (.2) in the lighting device, e.g. a figure of a well-known person, actor, Buddha or ancient hero, a fairy-tale figure, a Christmas tree, Santa Claus, etc., the inventor has prepared a solution with a horizontal diaphragm device (12) which is shown in Fig. 6, 7 and 8. In this solution, the full length of the hollow stand (11) of the lighting device can be used for the use of the light-storing body or figure (2).

In this solution, the stand (11) is not translucent on approximately 50% of its surface, seen in the longitudinal direction, and the other half is translucent again.

When open, you can see the inserted bodies or figures (2) and the stored light is emitted outwards and illuminates the immediate space.

The inserted aperture device (12) works horizontally, it rotates around the lamp stand axis (Y), and depending on the rotation with the guide pin (13) can cover or shield the entire body or figure (2) until it is no longer visible and does not emit any light to the outside.

The function of the design was shown in cross sections in Fig. 6a, 7a and 8a.

In these described variants and others that can be derived from them, any form of light-storing body or

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Figures (la, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a) and also from the hollow stands (6, 7, 7a, 11) into which the aperture devices are then integrated.

In addition, all components of a lighting device, e.g. lampshade, shade construction, base plate, lamp stand or the like, can be made of a light-storing material or can be coated with such a material.

A further embodiment of the lighting device was shown in Fig. 9.1, 9.2, 9.3.

It is also possible to only partially coat the hollow and translucent stand (14) from the inside with a light-storing material and to leave part of the stand (14) transparent. A figure or a body made of a light-reflecting material or of crystal (15) is inserted into the stand (14).

After the lamps of the lighting device (5, 5a) are switched off, the light emitted by the partially coated stand (14) with the light-storing material will fall on the body or figure (15) and be reflected in it. In this way, the figure or body (15) used can continue to glow pleasantly after the lamps are switched off and thus also glitter pleasantly.

As already described, the effect can be shielded if desired using the integrated aperture device (12).

The last variant is Fig. 10.

A hollow figure or a hollow body (16) is placed on a base plate (3) and is coated on at least one side with a light-storing material or consists of such a material. At least one light source (5c) is then placed in the hollow body or figure (16).

and illuminated from within. After the light source (5c) is switched off, such bodies or figures (16) release the stored light energy again.

Of course, further variants of the lighting device described can be produced and adapted according to requirements or market wishes, which can also be country-specific.

Claims (22)

1. A lighting device, in particular a living room lamp, bedside lamp or the like, with a fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp or the like as a light source, characterized by afterglow surfaces provided with a light-storing coating located in the irradiation area of the fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp or the like. 2. A lighting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the afterglow surfaces are figuratively designed. 3. A lighting device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the afterglow surfaces can be darkened by means of a shield, cover or the like. 4. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the light-storing body or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) used consist of wood or of any material which is subsequently coated or covered with a material to which light-storing crystals or pigments are added. 5. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the light-storing body or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) used consist of a solid material to which light-storing crystals or pigments are added. 6. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stored light energy in the inserted light-storing body or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) in the lighting device is freely emitted after the lighting means are switched off, or the intensity of the emitted light energy is adjusted or regulated stepwise or continuously by an integrated diaphragm device ( 8 , 12 ). 7. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the diaphragm device ( 8 , 12 ) used in the lighting device can shield the emission of the stored light energy from the inserted bodies or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) until it is 100% dark. 8. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the light-storing body or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) used, which are located between the lampshade ( 1 ) and the base plate ( 3 ) of the lighting device, have a stand function ( 2 ) for the lampshade ( 1 ) and thereby form a component of the basic construction of the lighting device. 9. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stand ( 6 , 7 , 11 ) of a lighting device forms a hollow body ( 6 , 7 , 11 ) made of a transparent material in which at least one light-storing body or figure (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) is integrated. 10. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the light-storing body or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) inserted in a transparent stand ( 6 , 7 , 11 ) of a lighting device are either visible from the outside or can be shielded with a diaphragm device ( 8 , 12 ) to 100% invisibility. 11. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stand ( 7a ) of a lighting device forms a hollow body ( 7a ) made of a light-permeable material and has been provided with a light-storing layer from the inside or from the outside or from both sides or consists of a light-storing material. 12. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting means ( 5a , 5b ) of the lighting device are located inside the hollow stand ( 7 , 7a , 11 ) of the lighting device. 13. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the light-storing bodies or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) used in the lighting device are inseparably connected to the lighting device or are installed so as to be interchangeable. 14. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one mirror ( 4 , 10 ) has been integrated into the lighting device in order to additionally direct the light of the lighting means ( 5 , 5a , 5b , 5c ) of the lighting device in the direction of the light-storing bodies or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14). 15. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that in a hollow stand ( 14 ) of the lighting device, which is coated from the inside or from the outside on part of the total surface with a light-storing material or consists of a light-storing material and is partially transparent, at least one body or figure (15) made of a shiny material or of glass has been integrated, which can reflect the emission of the stored light energy after the lighting means of the lighting device are switched off and is thus itself visible. 16. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lampshade or lamp bell ( 1 ) of a lighting device consists entirely or partially of a light-storing material or the whole or part of its surface is provided with a light-storing layer. 17. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that all components of the lighting device, except for the lighting means ( 5 , 5a , 5b , 5c ), consist of a light-storing material or are coated with a light-storing material layer. 18. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) used in the lighting device are hollow and translucent and are coated from the inside or from the outside or from both sides with a light-storing layer or consist of a light-storing material. 19. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that bodies or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) are provided with a colored and translucent layer. 20. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the lighting means ( 5b , 5c ) of the lighting device or living room lamp are integrated in the interior of the light-storing and hollow bodies or figures (2b, 14) used. 21. A lighting device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the luminescent bodies or figures (1a, 2, 2a, 2b, 7a, 14) used luminescently glow in one color or in several colors or emit luminescent light in one color or in several colors. 22. A lighting device characterized in that an arbitrarily hollow body or figure (14) is permanently mounted on a base plate ( 3 ) and is coated on at least one side with light-storing material or consists of light-storing material and at least one lighting means ( 5c ) is integrated in the hollow body or figure (14).