Searchlight or the like

A searchlight comprising a base;

• a planetary rotation means mounted water-tightly on said base;
• and a housing mounted water-tightly on said planetary rotation means for horizontal rotation and having only at the front end an opening tightly closed by a front glass;
• said planetary rotation means including a motor accommodated within said base, a drive sun wheel firmly mounted on a shaft of said motor, a stationary planet ring fixedly secured to said base concentrically with said drive sun wheel, and at least one planetary wheel which is rotatably mounted on a stationary shaft secured to said housing and which is arranged between the drive sun wheel and the stationary planet ring in pressuring engagement therewith;
• said housing having therein a support frame of sheet metal pivotally supported on the inner wall thereof in a position adjacent the front glass for upward and downward tilting movement, said support frame carrying at least one lamp and reflector and having pivots lying on a horizontal axis passing through a focal point of said at least one reflector, and said housing also having therein a means for tilting said support frame upwardly and downwardly, said tilting means including a vertically pivotal elevation plate fixedly secured to the support frame and defining at its outer peripheral edge a circular arc centering around the pivots of said support frame, and a drive pulley firmly mounted on a shaft of a motor and adapted to be normally pressed against the outer peripheral edge of said elevation plate by means of spring force.