An aircraft light unit (2), has a support portion (4), a light source having at least one LED (6), the light source being arranged on the support portion (4) and in operation emitting light with a source-side light intensity distribution, and an optical element (8) for transforming the source-side light intensity distribution into an output light intensity distribution. The optical element (8) has at least two transformation segments (10, 20, 30), covering different angular ranges of the source-side light intensity distribution in a first crosssectional plane. The at least two transformation segments (10, 20, 30) include a first transformation segment (10), with the light from the light source experiencing total internal reflection within the optical element (8) in the first transformation segment (10) and being bundled in a peak region of the output light intensity distribution, and at least one further transformation segment (20, 30), with the light from the light source experiencing refraction only in the at least one further transformation segment (20, 30).


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    Title :

    Aircraft light unit and aircraft having such aircraft light unit


    Additional title:

    Flugzeugbeleuchtungseinheit und Flugzeug mit einer solchen Flugzeugbeleuchtungseinheit
    Unité d'éclairage d'aéronef et aéronef ayant une telle unité d'éclairage d'aéronef


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-03-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G02B Optische Elemente, Systeme oder Geräte , OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F21W Index-Schema in Verbindung mit den Unterklassen F21K, F21L, F21S und F21V, betreffend den Gebrauch oder Einsatz von Leuchten oder Beleuchtungssystem , INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K,  F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS / F21Y Index-Schema in Verbindung mit den Unterklassen F21K, F21L, F21S und F21V, betreffend die Form oder die Art der Lichtquellen oder die Farbe des emittierten Lichts , INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED / H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung



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