公开(公告)号：US20200331629A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-22

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

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：US10730639B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US16277119

申请日：2019-02-15

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

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

IPC: B64D47/06 ,  B64C5/02 ,  B64C5/06

Abstract: An aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light, configured to illuminate a vertical stabilizer of an aircraft, has 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 a plurality of light sources being arranged spaced along the length (L) of the housing (8) for a distributed illumination of the vertical stabilizer, wherein the housing (8) is configured to be mounted adjacent the vertical stabilizer on a tail portion of a fuselage of the aircraft.

公开(公告)号：US20200094987A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16564177

申请日：2019-09-09

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha ,  Marion Depta ,  Norbert Menne

IPC: B64D47/06 ,  B64C3/56 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21V23/04

Abstract: An aircraft light for a foldable wing tip of an aircraft includes a first lighting structure, including at least one first light source and a first optical system, with the at least one first light source and the first optical system in operation generating a first light output; a second lighting structure, including at least one second light source and a second optical system, with the at least one second light source and the second optical system in operation generating a second light output; wherein the first light output and the second light output are of the same color and wherein the first light output and the second light output are angled with respect to each other; and wherein the aircraft light is configured to control the at least one first light source and the at least one second light source depending on a wing tip orientation signal, which is indicative of an orientation of the foldable wing tip.

公开(公告)号：US10513349B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-24

申请号：US15983153

申请日：2018-05-18

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl ,  Norbert Menne

IPC: B64D47/04 ,  B64D47/06

Abstract: A combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit comprises a mounting portion for mounting the combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit to an aircraft, wherein the mounting portion is configured for orienting a horizontal cross-sectional plane (H) of the combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit substantially horizontally with respect to the aircraft; and at least one light source. The combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit has a take-off light output, which is centered on a take-off light emission axis and which has a take-off light peak intensity, and a tower signal light output, which is centered on a tower light emission axis (B) and which has a tower light peak intensity.

公开(公告)号：US10464692B2

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US15648589

申请日：2017-07-13

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl

IPC: B64D47/02 ,  B64D47/06

Abstract: An exterior aircraft light unit (2) includes a lens cover (50) and at least one light source (6, 6′) for emitting light through the lens cover. The lens cover has an aerodynamic front edge (52), separating an impinging air stream during flight, and an aerodynamic front region (54) around the aerodynamic front edge. The light emitted by the at least one light source exits the lens cover only outside the aerodynamic front region.

公开(公告)号：US10371879B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-06

申请号：US14980456

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

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

IPC: F21V8/00 ,  B64D45/00 ,  G06F17/50

Abstract: A light unit with an extended light emission surface includes a light source, and a flat light distribution body having a first principal surface and a second principal surface disposed on opposite sides of the flat light distribution body, wherein the light source is positioned outside of the flat light distribution body, with light emitted by the light source being coupled into the flat light distribution body and being propagated within the flat light distribution body via total internal reflection at the first and second principal surfaces.

公开(公告)号：US10017274B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US15210314

申请日：2016-07-14

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

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

IPC: B64D47/04 ,  B64D47/02 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V7/00 ,  H05B33/08 ,  H05B37/02 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: B64D47/02 ,  B60Q1/1423 ,  B60Q1/245 ,  B64D47/04 ,  B64D2203/00 ,  F21V5/04 ,  F21V7/00 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05B33/0854 ,  H05B37/0227

Abstract: An exterior helicopter light unit (2) with a dynamic output light intensity distribution includes a plurality of LEDs (30), and an optical system (32) for shaping the output light intensity distribution from light emitted by the plurality of LEDs (30), wherein each of the plurality of LEDs (30) contributes to the output light intensity distribution in an LED-specific output direction region, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of LEDs (30) are individually dimmable, with a level of dimming for each of said portion of the plurality of LEDs (30) in operation being set depending on a distance of the exterior helicopter light unit (2) to ground (200) in the respective LED-specific output direction region.

公开(公告)号：US09951922B2

公开(公告)日：2018-04-24

申请号：US14250782

申请日：2014-04-11

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

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

IPC: F21S8/10 ,  F21K9/90 ,  F21V5/04 ,  B64D47/04 ,  B64D33/02 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: F21S43/26 ,  B64D47/04 ,  B64D2033/0233 ,  F21K9/90 ,  F21S43/14 ,  F21V5/045 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  Y10T29/49002

Abstract: An LED light unit comprises a support portion, a light source having at least one LED, the light source being arranged on the support portion and having a source-side light intensity distribution (LISS), and a refractive optical element having an inner surface and an outer surface, with at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface being non-spherical, the refractive optical element being arranged over the light source and being attached to the support portion.

公开(公告)号：US09788457B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US14077340

申请日：2013-11-12

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Andre Hessling von Heimendahl ,  Anil Kumar Jha ,  Christian Schoen ,  Jan Frederik Hildebrandt ,  Lars Christian Schroeder

IPC: H05K7/20 ,  F04D33/00

CPC classification number: H05K7/20145 ,  B64D2203/00 ,  F04D33/00

Abstract: The device for generating an air flow for cooling a heat dissipating electronic element such as an LED comprises a channel (12,56) extending between an inlet portion (18) upstream of the air flow to be generated and an outlet portion (20) downstream of the air flow to be generated, wherein the channel (12,56) comprises at least two substantially opposite side surfaces (14). Moreover, the device is provided with a first bendable air ventilating blade (10,58) arranged within the channel (12,56) and having an overall longitudinal extension substantially coinciding with the extension of the channel (12,56), with a first longitudinal end (24,62) arranged upstream of the air ventilating blade (10,58) flow to be generated and a second end (28,70) arranged downstream of the air flow to be generated. The first air ventilating blade (10,58) with its first end (24,62) is fixedly arranged and has its second end (28,70) is reciprocatingly arranged. Furthermore, the device comprises a driving means (32,34,36,66,68) for reciprocating the second end (28,70) of the air ventilating blade (10,58) in a direction between the two substantially opposite side surfaces of the channel (12,56).

公开(公告)号：US09676494B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14661815

申请日：2015-03-18

Applicant: Goodrich Lighting Systems GmbH

Inventor： Anil Kumar Jha ,  Andre Hessling Von Heimendahl

IPC: B64D47/06 ,  F21K99/00 ,  F21K9/90 ,  F21K9/60 ,  F21Y115/10

CPC classification number: B64D47/06 ,  B64D2203/00 ,  F21K9/60 ,  F21K9/90 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  Y10T29/49117

Abstract: A combined anti-collision and navigation light unit for an aircraft includes a light source, having at least one LED and having a source-side light intensity distribution, and a lens cover with a shape that is configured to transform the source-side light intensity distribution into an output light intensity distribution of the combined anti-collision and navigation light unit.