Patent ID: 11884419
Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. An exterior aircraft light, comprising:
a dome-shaped light transmissive cover;
a light emission assembly, comprising:
a light emission tower portion, having a cover-facing end and an opposite aircraft-facing end and having a hollow channel, extending between the aircraft-facing end and the cover-facing end;
a platform portion; and
at least one light source and at least one optical element, arranged on the platform portion; and

an interface assembly, which comprises an interface assembly tower portion extending through the hollow channel of the light emission tower portion, wherein the interface assembly tower portion comprises:
an elevated base at a first end facing the dome-shaped light transmissive cover, wherein the elevated base is configured for mechanically supporting and electrically connecting an electric component, the electric component being at least one of a data reception component, a data transmission component, and a data generation component; and
a base portion at a second end facing the aircraft, wherein the base portion is configured for mounting and fixing the interface assembly to the aircraft;
wherein the interface assembly further comprises at least one signal line, extending from the elevated base through the interface assembly tower portion;

wherein the light emission assembly and the interface assembly are covered by the dome-shaped light transmissive cover.