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Aviation obstruction lighting

US9239143B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Rosenberger-OSI GmbH & Co. OHG · DE

Inventors

Clemens Wurster · Augsburg, DE
Casey Frederick · Lumberton, US
Mark Frederick · Cumming, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 3, 2012
Grant date	Jan 19, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF21W2111/00
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An aviation obstruction lighting system having a lamp mounted on the an aviation obstruction at an elevation sufficiently high to serve as a warning of the presence of the obstruction to pilots of approaching aircraft, a remote light source, and an optical waveguide connecting the lamp and the light source and conducting light from the light source to the lamp. The optical waveguide contains quartz glass fibers. The light source is mounted at an elevation to be manually accessible by a technician standing on, or on a platform less than two meters from, the ground. The lamp includes an optical waveguide end receiver, and a Fresnel lens surrounding a reflective element having a conical or frustoconical surface positioned to intercept and reflect light emanating from an optical waveguide, such that the reflected light is directed to an inner incident surface of the Fresnel lens.

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