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

Claim 17:
18. 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;
an interface assembly, extending through the hollow channel of the light emission tower portion, wherein the interface assembly comprises:
an elevated base, which 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
at least one signal line, extending from the elevated base through the interface assembly; and

first and second connectors, protruding from an aircraft side of the exterior aircraft light and configured for electrically connecting the exterior aircraft light to an aircraft power supply and communication system, wherein the first connector is electrically coupled to the interface assembly in particular to the at least one signal line of the interface assembly, and wherein the second connector is electrically coupled to the light emission assembly;
wherein the first connector is arranged in a central portion of the light emission assembly and wherein the second connector is offset from the central portion of the light emission assembly.