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Illumination apparatus, use of the illumination apparatus, method for dazzle-free illumination and arrangement comprising the illumination apparatus

US9273849B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 18, 2013
Grant dateMar 1, 2016
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B5/28
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved illumination apparatus for the comfortable illumination of a region monitored by a night vision instrument.To this end, an illumination apparatus 1 having an illumination device 8 is provided, the illumination device 8 comprising at least one LED 9a,b,c and the illumination device 8 being formed in order to emit mixed light with light components in the visible range, and having an optical filter device 10 for filtering the mixed light emitted by the illumination device 8, the optical filter device 10 being formed in order to block light with a cutoff wavelength of more than 610 nm, wherein the illumination device 8 comprises a white LED 9a, a green LED 9b and a red LED 9c, which together produce the mixed light.

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