LIGHTING DEVICE, STREETLIGHTING DEVICE, TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND FABRICATION METHOD

• Main Authors: VAN DOMMELEN, Luc, WU, Yiliang, CATCHPOLE, Jonathan, RADZILOWSKI, Leonard Henry, VAN GILS, Wijnand
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 03.03.2021
• Subjects: ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMSTHEREOF; HEATING; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATINGELEMENTS; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; PHYSICS; SIGNALLING; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHERARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; SYSTEMS THEREOF; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLEEXTERIORS; WEAPONS

The present invention relates to antenna concepts for streetlighting and traffic lights, as well as a method for fabricating the antennas. A lighting device (100, 200, 300) according the invention comprises a housing with a base (106, 206, 306) and a transparent cover (101, 201, 301), an electronic circuit (109, 209, 309) mounted to the base (106, 206, 306) and being connectable with at least one light emitting and/or light receiving element which is arranged for emitting and/or receiving light through the transparent cover (101, 201, 301), and at least one antenna, wherein a radiating patch (102, 104, 202, 302) of the antenna follows the contour of an inner surface of the transparent cover (101, 201, 301) and is connected to the electronic circuit (109, 209, 309).