Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080219013 | Aircraft having an illumination device - An illumination device and an aircraft having an illumination device which by a corresponding selection of the wavelength and of the irradiation angle prevents a person situated in the aircraft from becoming tired. The illumination device is arranged in an aircraft such that light given off by the illumination device can be irradiated onto the retinohypothalamic tract of a person who is present in the aircraft in a predetermined position, and the illumination device is designed to give off light at a predetermined wavelength, which light achieves the desired effect. | 09-11-2008 |
20090010014 | Reading light having diffused light suppression - An individual cabin illumination device in an aircraft, the device having a light source associated with a passenger or with a group of passengers and an antidazzle device, wherein the antidazzle device includes a multitude of light-directing units which may be arranged one beside the other. Each light-directing unit includes a light-inlet aperture, a light-outlet aperture and a wall that connects the light-inlet aperture to the light-outlet aperture, wherein the light-directing units allow diffusion of the light that can be given off by the light source essentially only onto the passengers associated with the light source. | 01-08-2009 |
20090046252 | Projector of an information display system in vehicles, in particular in aircraft - A projector of an information display system in vehicles, in particular in aircraft, for projecting images comprising information for passengers and/or crew onto a projection area which is arranged in the vehicle, with the use of a projection lens that images the image contents onto the projection area, which images are generated by a light source and a projection means. An LED array comprising LEDs that can be switched on and off independently of each other is provided as a light source and as a projection means. To generate composite variable image contents the LEDs can be individually selected. Between the LED array and the projection lens a separation box comprising several chambers is arranged. The chambers of the separation box are associated with an LED such that the chambers associated with the switched-on LEDs are imaged on the projection area by the projection lens as parts of the compound image determined by the switched-on LEDs. | 02-19-2009 |
20090274097 | INFORMATION TRANSMISSION TO AN AIRCRAFT - A system and a method for information transmission to an aircraft and for the subsequent provision of the information, which includes an information system for an aircraft including a receiver for receiving a message in a mobile communication standard from a ground system. The message contains a message header and a message body including information prepared with a further header. An interpreter analyses the further header of the message and separates the information, and at least one display device is provided for presenting the information. The receiver is connected to the display device by way of the interpreter so as to be able to communicate. The messages transmitted are, for example, SMS messages or MMS messages. | 11-05-2009 |
20100020038 | FLEXIBLE-USE DISPLAY AND CONTROL ELEMENT PANEL FOR CONTROLLING CABIN FUNCTIONS - A display- and control element panel for controlling cabin functions in an aircraft, comprising a bi-stable display element and a control elements wherein the bi-stable display element and the control element are arranged so as to be essentially congruent, wherein the bi-stable display element is adapted to reproduce information at least in one sub-region, and wherein an event is triggerable by activating the control element. | 01-28-2010 |
20100031050 | PERMANENT DISPLAY AND AUTHENTICATION OF STATUS INFORMATION OF A TECHNICAL DEVICE - The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for the acquisition and verification of at least one aspect of status information of a technical device, in particular for checking the software version. In order to make it possible to simply and reliably check the current software version the technical device comprises a storage device, a processing unit and a display, wherein the storage device comprises at least one software required for operating the technical device, a software version number and security data for calculating an identification characteristic to be graphically displayed. The security data is deposited in an encrypted region of the storage device. With the use of the processing unit the identification characteristic can be calculated on behalf of the software version number and the security data. The display displays information even in a current-free state without the use of an external energy source. | 02-04-2010 |
20100033980 | FLAT ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR ILLUMINATION AND BACKLIGHTING WITH INTEGRATED EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY - The invention relates to a flat light-emitting lighting device for a vehicle, and to a method for providing emergency energy supply to the lighting device. A shallow installation depth and low power consumption of the lighting device may be ensured by the use of a flat OLED illumination device. Due to the low power consumption of the flat OLED illumination device, an emergency energy supply may be integrated without this increasing the installation depth. Such flat lighting devices, which in the case of emergency are self-supplying, may, for example, be used in aircraft in order to, with suitable icons or text, indicate escape routes or other emergency-relevant information. | 02-11-2010 |
20100091506 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT - An illumination device for an aircraft, comprising a combination of two-dimensional background illumination with a reflection of incident light on a face pointing towards the viewer in order to achieve a particular depth effect, as a result of which the illumination body appears to the viewer in greater visual depth than is actually the case. This is, in particular, of importance in aircraft, in which not only is the available space small, but also the weight aspect that is inevitably associated with large bodies plays an important role. | 04-15-2010 |
20100188589 | IMAGE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AN IMAGE PROJECTOR IN AN AIRCRAFT - An image adjusting device and method for image projection in an aircraft, in which vibration-induced excursions between a projection device and an associated projection surface are offset via the corresponding acquisition of position-time states in such a way that an image displayed on a display surface remains essentially unchanged. | 07-29-2010 |
20100193633 | FLOOR ELEMENT WITH ILLUMINATION - The invention pertains to a floor element for a door area of an aircraft that comprises a floor segment and an illuminating device. The illuminating device is integrated into the floor segment. In addition, the illuminating device can be connected to a central control device of the aircraft such that the coordination and supervision of evacuation measures can be simplified. | 08-05-2010 |
20100201951 | IMAGE GENERATING ILLUMINATION OF INTERIOR SURFACES OF AIRCRAFT - An image generating illumination device is provided for interior surfaces of a means of transport. The illumination device includes, but is not limited to at least one or several projection units and a light-emitting diode arrangement. The projection units are designed to project a continuous image onto the surface of hat racks that are arranged one beside the other, and the light-emitting diode arrangement is designed to illuminate ceiling panels. The light that is projected by the light-emitting diode arrangement merges seamlessly into the continuous image. | 08-12-2010 |
20100208913 | MODIFICATION OF AUDIO SIGNALS FOR DISTRIBUTION IN A ROOM - A device for modifying audio signals to be output within a room is introduced. The device exhibits an input for supplying audio information and a processor unit for modifying the audio information. The device further exhibits at least two outputs for distributing respectively modified audio information. The processor unit is here adapted to modify the audio information in such a way that respective sound sources to be connected to the outputs simulate a linear sound source for outputting the audio information according to the audio signals. The linear sound source is here achieved via the coherent coupling of a plurality of point sound sources, for example loudspeakers. | 08-19-2010 |
20100214496 | INDOOR PROJECTION OF AN AIRCRAFT - A projection method and projection device for projecting an overall image to interior walls of an aircraft, in which method or device the boundary regions of several partial images of an overall image to be presented are matched correspondingly, and partial images are pre-distorted in order to, in this way, obtain a large-area non-distorted image presentation even in the case of complex geometric shapes of projection areas, in which image presentation the transition regions of partial images are at least perceptible only to a limited extent. | 08-26-2010 |
20110157557 | AREA PROJECTION SYSTEM FOR REPRODUCING A VISUAL SIGNAL ON A SURFACE - An area projection system for reproducing a visual signal on a surface, comprising a light source, a fibre element comprising a plurality of light guide elements, a carrier element and imaging optics, wherein the fibre element comprises a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the fibre element is arranged on the light source and the second end of the fibre element is arranged on the carrier element, wherein the imaging optics are arranged on the second end of the fibre element, wherein the area projection system is adapted to transmit a visual signal from the light source to the fibre element and subsequently to the imaging optics, and wherein the imaging optics are adapted to reproduce the visual signal on a surface. | 06-30-2011 |
20110305031 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE IN AIRPLANES - The invention relates to a lighting device and a method for illuminating a projection area based on a plurality of different lighting patterns. The lighting unit is controlled based on lighting data, which are received from an external central system via an interface, or stored in a memory unit. In this way, a plurality of different lighting patterns can be realized, so that at least up to four reading lamps can be replaced by a single lighting unit. | 12-15-2011 |
20120307057 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT, CABIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT - A control apparatus for a cabin of an aircraft or spacecraft, which apparatus comprises a first control device for actuating at least one camera by at least a first control signal, which control device is configured to provide the first control signal as a function of at least a second control signal for actuating at least one lighting device of the cabin. | 12-06-2012 |