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Exterior aircraft light unit and aircraft comprising the same

US10362657B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Goodrich Lighting Systems, Inc. · DE

Inventors

Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl · Koblenz, DE
Anil Kumar Jha · Lippstadt, DE
Robert Trinschek · Hamm, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 15, 2016
Grant date	Jul 23, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21Y2115/10
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An exterior aircraft light unit includes a support plate, an LED, mounted to the support plate, a near end of life detector for sensing a light output level of the LED, the near end of life detector being mounted to the support plate, and a transparent optical element for shaping an output light intensity distribution of the exterior aircraft light unit, wherein the transparent optical element jointly encases the LED and the near end of life detector, with light from the LED reaching the near end of life detector through the transparent optical element.

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