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Device for lighting the take-off and landing runways and the taxiway at airports

US11046458B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

iAd Gesellschaft für Informatik, Automatisierung und Datenverarbeitung mbH · DE

Inventors

Hermann Hampel · Großhabersdorf, DE
Johannes Hampel · Großhabersdorf, DE
Markus Pieger · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2020
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2040

Classification

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

Abstract

A light suitable for lighting take-off and landing runways and taxiways of airports that includes a housing cover provided with a light passage opening, an optical system including at least one light-emitting diode module with at least one LED-chain having a plurality of light-emitting diodes as light sources, a reflector, and a prism having a shape complementary to that of the light passage opening, an insert and a sealing ring, which is arranged between the housing cover and the insert. On an underside of the housing cover of the light, the at least one LED module and reflector are arranged in a first chamber, which is separated from a second chamber of the light by a seal including a flexible insulating and heat-conducting film arranged between the reflector and the underside of the housing cover.

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