Patents Assigned to Diehl Luftfahrt Elecktronik GmbH
  • Patent number: 6578994
    Abstract: There is proposed a spotlight, in particular a reading light in cabins of vehicles and craft, in particular aircraft, which has preferably white light-emitting light-emitting diodes (1) which are radially encased by a body, wherein a lens body (6) is fitted on the end light exit opening of the body, as the lighting source and a frame (9) which carries the lighting source and which is pivotable or rotatable about at least one horizontal and/or vertical axis and is adapted to be fixed in the respective selected position. The frame (9) can be received by a receiving body (13) and is supported therein pivotably or rotatably about at least a horizontal axis (14). The receiving body (13) is held in a fixing ring (21) and is rotatable about a vertical axis. The frame (9) with the receiving body (13) and/or the receiving body (13) with the fixing ring (21) are latchable respectively through a spring and in a resiliently latched manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Diehl Luftfahrt Elecktronik GmbH
    Inventor: Wolfgang Beyerlein