Dual-purpose electric torch

The utility model discloses a double-duty torch which comprises a hollow torch body (1) and a lampshade (3), wherein the torch body (1) and the lampshade (3) are in socket joint by a connecting and fixing plate (4), the bottom of the lampshade (3) is provided with a bottom plate (5), one side of the bottom plate (5) is fixed on the connecting and fixing plate (4) by a pin roll, the connecting and fixing plate (4) which is connected with the bottom plate (5) is provided with a groove, and a check block (2) is arranged near the outer side of the connecting and fixing plate (4). One side of the bottom plate is fixed on the connecting and fixing plate by the pin roll, therefore, the whole lampshade can rotate around the pin roll and can be blocked by the check block, and the torch can be changed into a reading lamp by lifting the lamp shade. The structure and the operation are simple, and the double-duty torch is very practical.