Goodrich Lighting Systems Gmbh

Goodrich Lighting Systems Gmbh & Co. Kg

Norbert Menne

Anil Kumar Jha

Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl

Marion Depta

Elmar Schrewe

Christian Schoen

Robert Trinschek

Andre Hessling

Klaus Gierse-Plogmeier

André Hessling Von Heimendahl

Elmer Schrewe

An aircraft beacon light for an aircraft wing with a foldable wing tip includes a housing, a lens cover, and at least one light source arranged between the housing and the lens cover, wherein the aircraft beacon light is configured to emit flashes of red light in operation, and wherein the housing and the lens cover are shaped to embed the aircraft beacon light into a hinge assembly coupling the foldable wing tip to a main wing portion of the aircraft wing.

Aircraft beacon light, aircraft wing, aircraft beacon light system, and method of supplementing an aircraft beacon light system

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.

Aircraft light for a foldable wing tip of an aircraft, aircraft, and method of operating an aircraft light arranged on a foldable wing tip of an aircraft

An exterior aircraft light for indicating a movement of a foldable wing tip between a folded up position and a laterally extended position includes a light source; and a control unit; wherein the control unit is configured to operate the light source to emit a warning light output in response to a warning light control signal indicative of the movement of the foldable wing tip.

Exterior aircraft light, aircraft wing comprising the same, and method of operating an exterior aircraft light

A lens structure for placement over a light source and for attachment to a circuit board around the light source includes a circuit board engagement portion for being placed towards the circuit board, a recess provided in the circuit board engagement portion for receiving the light source upon attachment of the lens structure to the circuit board, a light entry surface around the recess, a lens body, a light exit surface distal from the circuit board engagement portion, and an attachment structure, the attachment structure being partially molded into the lens body and partially extending from the lens body for attaching the lens structure to the circuit board.

Lens structure for a light unit, light unit, and aircraft comprising such light unit

An exterior aircraft light unit includes a housing; a mounting structure, mounted to the housing and extending away from the housing substantially along a first cross-sectional plane; a lens cover, mounted to the housing, surrounding the mounting structure, and defining an inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit, with the mounting structure dividing the inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit into a first partial inner space and a second partial inner space; a plurality of anti-collision light sources, configured to emit respective sequences of warning light flashes in operation.

Exterior aircraft light unit, helicopter, and airplane

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.

Combined aircraft take-off and tower signal light unit and aircraft comprising the same

An aircraft LED light unit comprises at least one printed circuit board which comprises at least one metal core layer and at least one dielectric layer, and at least one LED disposed on the printed circuit board and which comprises an anode and a cathode for electrically coupling to a power source. One of the anode and cathode of the at least one LED is connected to an electrical conductor which is disposed on the dielectric layer and is coupled to a first terminal of the power source, wherein the dielectric layer electrically isolates the electrical conductor from the metal core layer, and the other one of the anode and cathode of the at least one LED is connected to the metal core layer of the at least one printed circuit board, wherein the metal core layer is coupled to a second terminal of the power source.

Aircraft LED light unit

An aircraft LED light unit is disclosed that includes a flat electric circuit device having a first main surface, a second main surface and at least one side surface extending between the first main surface and the second main surface, power supply circuitry, disposed in the electric circuit device, at least one heat transport element, disposed in the electric circuit device, and at least one LED. The at least one LED is arranged on the at least one side surface of the electric circuit device, is electrically coupled to the power supply circuitry, and is in heat exchange relationship with the at least one heat transport element.

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Paderborn, Germany

Norbert Menne