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

Claim 18:
19. 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,
wherein at least one opening is formed in the dome-shaped light transmissive cover, the at least one opening allowing a portion of the electric component, supported by the elevated base, to extend through the dome-shaped light transmissive cover; and

a gasket, which is configured for sealing an interface between the dome-shaped light transmissive cover and the portion of the electric component extending through the opening.