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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Goodrich Lighting Systems Gmbh, Lippstadt, DE;
Inventor:
Steffen Roebke, Paderborn, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60L 1/14 (2006.01); B60Q 3/00 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); B60Q 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60Q 3/00 (2013.01); H05B 33/0848 (2013.01); B60Q 3/0253 (2013.01); H05B 33/0812 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dimmable LED reading light unit according to exemplary embodiments of the invention, in particular for a passenger transportation vehicle, such as an airplane, a ship, a bus, or a railcar, comprises an input connectable to a potentiometer being supplied with a constant supply voltage and outputting a direct voltage having a voltage intensity corresponding to a selected dimming rate; an electronic measuring and control unit connected to at least one LED and providing an operating current to the at least one LED, and method of operating same.