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A lighting arrangement (1) which is advantageous in particular for the interior lighting of a vehicle or aircraft. The lighting arrangement (1) includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least two groups (9, 10, 11), the light emitting diodes being arranged on a surfac

A lighting arrangement (1) which is advantageous in particular for the interior lighting of a vehicle or aircraft. The lighting arrangement (1) includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least two groups (9, 10, 11), the light emitting diodes being arranged on a surface element (5, 5', 5"), wherein each group (9, 10, 11) includes a light emitting diode or a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e; 3a-3d; 4a-4c) of the same kind and light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of different groups (9, 10, 11) are of different kinds. The light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) are distributed in a two-dimensional geometrical overall pattern (13) on the surface element (5, 5', 5").

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The invention claimed is: 1. A lighting arrangement (1), for the interior lighting of a vehicle or aircraft, comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least two groups (9, 10, 11), said light emitting diodes being arranged on a surface element (5, 5', 5"), wherein

The invention claimed is: 1. A lighting arrangement (1), for the interior lighting of a vehicle or aircraft, comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least two groups (9, 10, 11), said light emitting diodes being arranged on a surface element (5, 5', 5"), wherein each group (9, 10, 11) selectively includes at least one light emitting diode or a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e; 3a-3d; 4a-4c) of the same kind, light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of different groups (9, 10, 11) being of different kinds, and wherein the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) are distributed in an overall two-dimensional geometrical pattern (13) on the surface element (5, 5', 5"); and the centroid (R) of the overall pattern (13) being located on a center line (8) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"), the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least one said group (9, 10, 11) with at least three light emitting diodes being arranged distributed in a two-dimensional geometrical group pattern (18, 19, 20) on the surface element (5, 5', 5") such that the centroids (R1; R2; R3) of the respective group patterns (18, 19, 20) are each similarly located on the center line (8) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"); at least two of said group pattern centroids (R1; R2; R3) are located along said center line (8) at separate points so as to avoid coinciding with one another, and wherein at least two of said groups (9, 10, 11) differ in the respectively therewith associated number (Nm) of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c). 2. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of different groups (9, 10, 11) differ in color, wherein the at least one or each said light emitting diode (2a-2e) of a first group (9) is red, the at least one or each said light emitting diode (3a-3d) of a second group (10) is blue and the at least one or each said light emitting diode (4a-4c) of a third group (11) is green. 3. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 2, wherein the light emitting diodes (2a-2e; 3a-3d; 4a-4c) of the same group (9, 10, 11) are actuated in the same manner. 4. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of said surface elements (5, 5', 5") are arranged in a row in adjoining relationship along a common center line (8) so that the overall pattern (13) of the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) arranged within each surface element (5, 5', 5") is periodically repeated in at least one spatial direction. 5. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 4, wherein the group pattern (20) associated with a group (11) of one said surface element (5, 5', 5") is supplemented with the group pattern (20) of the same group (11) of an adjacent said surface element (5, 5', 5") to provide a surface-centered rectangular lattice (24). 6. A lighting arrangement (1), for the interior lighting of a vehicle or aircraft, comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least two groups (9, 10, 11), said light emitting diodes being arranged on a surface element (5, 5', 5"), wherein each group (9, 10, 11) selectively includes at least one light emitting diode or a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e; 3a-3d; 4a-4c) of the same kind, light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of different groups (9, 10, 11) being of different kinds, and wherein the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) are distributed in an overall two-dimensional geometrical pattern (13) on the surface element (5, 5', 5"); and the centroid (R) of the overall pattern (13) being located on a center line (8) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"), the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least one said group (9, 10, 11) with at least three light emitting diodes being arranged distributed in a two-dimensional geometrical group pattern (18, 19, 20) on the surface element (5, 5', 5") such that the centroids (R1; R2; R3) of the respective group patterns (18, 19, 20) are each similarly located on the center line (8) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"); at least two of said group pattern centroids (R1; R2; R3) are located along said center line (8) at separate points so as to avoid coinciding with one another, wherein at least two of said groups (9, 10, 11) differ in the respectively therewith associated number (Nm) of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c), wherein the respective number (Nm) of light emitting diodes (2a-2e; 3a-3d; 4a-4c), which is respectively associated with the first group (9), the second group (10) and the third group (11) is in a ratio of 5:4:3. 7. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 6, wherein the light emitting diodes (2a-2e) of the first group (9) are arranged in a group pattern (18) in the form of a surface-centered parallelogram. 8. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 6, wherein the light emitting diodes (3a-3e) of the second group (10) are arranged in a group pattern (19) in the form of a simple parallelogram. 9. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 6, wherein the light emitting diodes (4a-4e) of the third group (11) are arranged in a group pattern (20) in the form of an equilateral triangle. 10. A lighting arrangement (1), for the interior lighting of a vehicle or aircraft, comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least two groups (9, 10, 11), said light emitting diodes being arranged on a surface element (5, 5', 5"), wherein each group (9, 10, 11) selectively includes at least one light emitting diode or a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e; 3a-3d; 4a-4c) of the same kind, light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of different groups (9, 10, 11) being of different kinds, and wherein the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) are distributed in an overall two-dimensional geometrical pattern (13) on the surface element (5, 5', 5"); and the centroid (R) of the overall pattern (13) being located on a center line (8) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"), the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least one said group (9, 10, 11) with at least three light emitting diodes being arranged distributed in a two-dimensional geometrical group pattern (18, 19, 20) on the surface element (5, 5', 5") such that the centroids (R1; R2; R3) of the respective group patterns (18, 19, 20) are each similarly located on the center line (8) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"); at least two of said group pattern centroids (R1; R2; R3) are located along said center line (8) at separate points so as to avoid coinciding with one another; wherein at least two of said groups (9, 10, 11) differ in the respectively therewith associated number (Nm) of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c), the surface element (5, 5', 5") being rectangular, wherein the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d) of the first and second group (9, 10) are arranged along first and second diagonals (14, 15) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"), wherein along the first said diagonal (14), two light emitting diodes (3b, 3c) of the second group (10) are respectively arranged between light emitting diodes (2a, 2c, 2e) of the first group (9) and wherein along the second diagonal (15), three light emitting diodes (2b, 2c, 2d) of the first group (9) are arranged between light emitting diodes (3a, 3d) of the second group (10). 11. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 10, wherein the surface element (5, 5', 5") has a length-width ratio of between 1.2 and 1.5. 12. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 11, wherein the surface element (5, 5', 5") has a length-width ratio of substantially 1.375. 13. The lighting arrangement (1) according to claim 10, wherein the light emitting diodes (2a, 2c, 2e, 3b, 3c) are equidistantly arranged on the first diagonal (14) and at least further of the light emitting diodes (2b, 2c, 2d, 3a, 3d) are equidistantly arranged on the second diagonal (15) in said surface element. 14. A lighting arrangement (1), for the interior lighting of a vehicle or aircraft, comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least two groups (9, 10, 11), said light emitting diodes being arranged on a surface element (5, 5', 5"), wherein each group (9, 10, 11) selectively includes at least one light emitting diode or a plurality of light emitting diodes (2a-2e; 3a-3d; 4a-4c) of the same kind, light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of different groups (9, 10, 11) being of different kinds, and wherein the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) are distributed in an overall two-dimensional geometrical pattern (13) on the surface element (5, 5', 5"); and the centroid (R) of the overall pattern (13) being located on a center line (8) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"), the light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c) of at least one said group (9, 10, 11) with at least three light emitting diodes being arranged distributed in a two-dimensional geometrical group pattern (18, 19, 20) on the surface element (5, 5', 5") such that the centroids (R1; R2; R3) of the respective group patterns (18, 19, 20) are each similarly located on the center line (8) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"); at least two of said group pattern centroids (R1; R2; R3) are located along said center line (8) at separate points so as to avoid coinciding with one another, wherein at least two of said groups (9, 10, 11) differ in the respectively therewith associated number (Nm) of light emitting diodes (2a-2e, 3a-3d, 4a-4c), wherein a light emitting diode (4c) of the third group (11) is arranged on the center line (8) of the surface element (5, 5', 5"), and said light emitting diode (4c) is at an equal spacing (d) relative to two light emitting diodes (2d, 2e) of the first group (9) and two light emitting diodes (3c, 3d) of the second group (10).