An exterior aircraft light unit (2) according to exemplary embodiments of the invention comprises: a housing (4) including a mounting portion (6), which is configured for mounting the aircraft light unit (2) to an aircraft; at least one light source (10); and a heat sink (16, 20); wherein the heat sink (16, 20) comprises: a first heat sink portion (16) comprising a plurality of cooling ribs (18) being thermally connected with the at least one light source (10) for transferring heat from the at least one light source (10) to the plurality of cooling ribs (18); and at least one second heat sink portion (20) comprising two heat sink plates (22) and a clamping pin (32) and being configured such that the second heat sink portion (20) is selectively attachable, particularly clampable, to a respective cooling rib (18) of the first heat sink portion (16).
EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT
FLUGZEUGAUSSENLICHTEINHEIT
UNITÉ DE LUMIÈRE EXTÉRIEURE D'AÉRONEF
2021-12-01
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | 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 / H01K ELECTRIC INCANDESCENT LAMPS , Elektrische Glühlampen / H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung |
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