Ice may form along the leading edge of an aircraft wing or horizontal and vertical stabilizers. A pneumatic deicer system may be configured to inflate and dislodge ice along the leading edge of lift and control surfaces. The pneumatic deicer system may comprise a laser welded deicing boot (200) attached to the leading edge. The compressed air can be directed to the deicing boot, inflating the deicing boot (200) along inflatable tubes (228) formed by laser welds (214, 216), which can crack and dislodge the ice. A method of manufacturing a laser welded pneumatic deicer boot is also disclosed.
LASER WELDED PNEUMATIC DEICER BOOTS FOR AIRCRAFT
LASERGESCHWEISSTE PNEUMATISCHE ENTEISERSCHUHE FÜR FLUGZEUGE
BOTTES DE DÉGIVRAGE PNEUMATIQUE SOUDÉES AU LASER POUR AÉRONEF
2023-10-04
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B29L INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES , Index-Schema für besondere Gegenstände in Verbindung mit Unterklasse B29C / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT |