Patent ID: 11891190
Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. An aircraft navigation light, configured to be usable as any of a left forward navigation light, a right forward navigation light, and a tail navigation light of an aircraft, the aircraft navigation light comprising:
a common support plate which is substantially vertical in the aircraft frame of reference;
a first light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting red light;
a second light source arranged on the common support plate for emit-ting green light;
a third light source arranged on the common support plate for emitting white light;
a driving circuit coupled to the first light source, the second light source and the third light source and configured to supply power to a selected one of the first light source, the second light source, and the third light source;
a blocking element arranged to limit the light output of the aircraft navigation light to one lateral side; and
a lens arranged on the common support plate for conditioning light emitted by any of the first light source, the second light source, and the third light source;
wherein the blocking element and the lens are symmetric with respect to a horizontal reference plane (A) through the common support plate; and
wherein the first light source and the second light source are arranged asymmetrically with respect to the horizontal reference plane (A), wherein the first light source is arranged closer to the horizontal reference plane (A) than the second light source.