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Exterior aircraft light

US9777903B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Goodrich Lighting Systems, Inc. · DE

Inventors

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

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2015
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 30, 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 includes a base plate and a plurality of lighting units arranged on the base plate, wherein each of the plurality of lighting units includes an elongated LED light source for emitting light, the elongated LED light source having a light emitting surface with a longitudinal extension and a transverse extension, with the longitudinal extension being greater than the transverse extension and with a projection of the longitudinal extension onto the base plate defining an orientation direction of the elongated LED light source, and a collimating optical system for collimating the light emitted by the elongated LED light source towards a main output direction, wherein the plurality of lighting units has at least a first lighting unit and a second lighting unit.

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