公开(公告)号：US11565827B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-31

申请号：US17231404

申请日：2021-04-15

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling- Von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha ,  Andreas Ueberschaer

IPC: B64D47/02 ,  H05B45/10 ,  F21S2/00 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21Y105/18 ,  F21Y105/16 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: Rotorcraft lighting equipment includes a plurality of lighting devices configured to be mounted to an exterior of a rotorcraft, wherein each of the lighting devices comprises a plurality of individually controllable lighting modules which are configured for emitting light into different spatial directions; and a lighting control device configured for individually controlling the operation of the plurality of lighting modules for generating a desired light distribution of the light emitted by the plurality of lighting modules.

公开(公告)号：US11542034B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-03

申请号：US17566868

申请日：2021-12-31

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH & Co. KG

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Jens Leuschner

IPC: B64D47/04 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V23/00 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21W107/30

Abstract: A set of exterior aircraft lights, comprises a main landing light, which comprises at least one main landing light source and is configured for emitting a main landing light beam around a main landing light beam direction (L), and at least one of a taxi light and a runway turn-off light. The taxi light is configured for emitting a taxi light beam around a taxi light beam direction (T) and for emitting a first auxiliary landing light beam around a first auxiliary landing light beam direction (AL1), wherein the first auxiliary landing light beam direction (AL1), when projected onto a vertical plane, is angled downwards between 5° and 15° with respect to the straight ahead direction. The runway turn-off light is configured for emitting a runway turn-off light beam around a runway turn-off light beam direction (Ra, Rb).

公开(公告)号：US11479366B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US16361376

申请日：2019-03-22

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Marion Depta ,  Anil Kumar Jha ,  Andreas Ueberschaer ,  Christian Schoen

IPC: B64D47/06 ,  B64C5/02

Abstract: An exterior aircraft light includes a housing having a length (L), a width (W), and a height (H), the length (L) being greater than the width (W) and the height (H) and the housing having a front end region and a rear end region, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on a tail portion of a fuselage of an aircraft; at least one first light source, arranged in the rear end region of the housing, for providing aircraft rearward signal lighting; and a plurality of second light sources, which are arranged spaced along the length (L) of the housing for a distributed illumination of a stabilizer of the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US10974847B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-13

申请号：US16712396

申请日：2019-12-12

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling-von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha ,  Frank Klein

IPC: B64D47/06 ,  F21S4/28 ,  F21S10/06 ,  F21Y103/33

Abstract: An aircraft beacon light for being mounted to an aircraft fuselage includes: a support structure, having a carrier, and a stem for supporting the carrier and for spacing the carrier from the aircraft fuselage; and a lighting system, supported by the support structure, the lighting system having a plurality of light sources, light optics for redirecting at least a portion of the light emitted by the plurality of light sources, and a lens cover, with the plurality of light sources and the light optics being arranged between the carrier and the lens cover; wherein the aircraft beacon light is configured to emit a red-flashing beacon light output in operation.

公开(公告)号：US10343793B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15425065

申请日：2017-02-06

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha

IPC: F21S41/141 ,  F21S41/37 ,  B64D47/06 ,  B64D47/04 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V7/00 ,  F21V19/00 ,  H05B37/03 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: An exterior aircraft light includes a mounting board, having an upper side, a lower side and a plurality of side faces; at least one LED, arranged on the upper side of the mounting board; and a mounting board enclosure and lens structure, wherein the mounting board enclosure and lens structure comprises a lens arranged over the at least one LED for shaping an output light intensity distribution of the exterior aircraft light and a covering layer arranged on the upper side, the lower side and the plurality of side faces of the mounting board, wherein the mounting board enclosure and lens structure is an integral silicone structure.

公开(公告)号：US20180231205A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-16

申请号：US15953886

申请日：2018-04-16

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Christian Schoen ,  Andre Hessling von Heimendahl

IPC: F21S41/14 ,  F21V19/00 ,  F21S41/20 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S41/141 ,  F21S43/20 ,  F21Y115/10 ,  B64D47/06 ,  B64D33/02

CPC classification number: F21S41/14 ,  B64D47/06 ,  B64D2033/0233 ,  F21S41/141 ,  F21S41/285 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21S43/26 ,  F21V19/003 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  Y10T29/49117

Abstract: An LED light unit, in particular for a passenger transportation vehicle, such as an aircraft, a road vehicle, a ship or a rail car, has a support portion a light source having at least one LED, the light source being arranged on the support portion, and a refractive optical element having an inner surface and an outer surface the refractive optical element being attached to the support portion and being arranged over the light source. The refractive optical element has a chamfer portion adjacent the support portion, wherein at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface has at least one chamfer surface in the chamfer portion.

公开(公告)号：US09889948B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US14870761

申请日：2015-09-30

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling von Heimendahl ,  Christian Schoen ,  Anil Kumar Jha

IPC: B64D47/02 ,  B64D47/06 ,  F21W101/06

CPC classification number: B64D47/02 ,  B64D47/06 ,  B64D2203/00 ,  F21W2107/30

Abstract: A ground illumination aircraft light unit has an operating light emission distribution for illuminating a ground area below an aircraft, wherein the ground illumination aircraft light unit is configured to be mounted to an underside of an aircraft fuselage, and wherein the operating light emission distribution includes a straight downward emission direction normal to the ground area and covers a solid angle of illumination around the straight downward emission direction, wherein the solid angle of illumination is at least 1.3 π sr.

公开(公告)号：US09884691B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-06

申请号：US14869122

申请日：2015-09-29

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Christian Schoen ,  Andre Hessling von Heimendahl

IPC: B64D47/02 ,  B60Q1/24 ,  F21S8/00

CPC classification number: B64D47/02 ,  B60Q1/245 ,  B64D2203/00 ,  F21S8/003

Abstract: A helicopter search light includes at least one first light source, with the at least one first light source in operation providing a spot light functionality of the helicopter search light, at least one second light source, with the at least one second light source in operation providing a flood light functionality of the helicopter search light, and a switching circuit having a first switching state, with only the at least one first light source being switched on and the helicopter search light providing a pure spot light functionality in the first switching state, and a second switching state, with only the at least one second light source being switched on and the helicopter search light providing a pure flood light functionality in the second switching state.

公开(公告)号：US09850003B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-26

申请号：US15080739

申请日：2016-03-25

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Christian Schoen ,  Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha

IPC: B64D47/06

CPC classification number: B64D47/06 ,  B64D2203/00

Abstract: An exterior aircraft navigation light for an aircraft having a nominal forward flight direction and being able to fly into the nominal forward flight direction as well as into a plurality of further flight directions, such as sideways or backwards, has at least one light emission unit and control circuitry coupled to the at least one light emission unit, wherein the exterior aircraft navigation light is configured such that each of the at least one light emission unit has a unit-specific light emission direction that has a predefined horizontal angle with respect to the nominal forward flight direction, and wherein each of the at least one light emission unit includes a multi-color light source configured to emit red light, white light and green light, and an optical system for conditioning the red light, the white light and the green light emitted by the multi-color light source.

公开(公告)号：US09846112B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-19

申请号：US15159047

申请日：2016-05-19

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Christian Schoen

IPC: G01N21/00 ,  G01N17/00 ,  B64D47/02 ,  F21V5/04 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/08

CPC classification number: G01N17/004 ,  B64D47/02 ,  F21V5/045 ,  H05B33/0893 ,  H05B37/0218

Abstract: An exterior aircraft lighting device comprises: at least one light source; an optical element having a light entry side facing the at least one light source and a light exit side and being configured for modifying light emitted by the at least one light source; at least one photo detector, which is configured and arranged for detecting a portion of the light emitted by the at least one light source, which is reflected by the light entry side of the at least one optical element, the photo detector providing a detection value, representing the amount of detected light; and a control and evaluation unit which is configured for evaluating the state of wear of the at least one light source based on the detection value provided by the at least one photo detector.