Anti-icing surface with polymeric supports
AssigneenVent Services GmbH
InventorsWesley Dong, William Jarvis
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Abstract
A deicing cassette for connection to a substrate is provided. The deicing cassette includes a panel having a top, an underside, and a plurality of edges, the top of the panel configured as a walking surface. The deicing cassette further includes a heating system secured in thermal contact with the underside of the panel. Additionally, the deicing cassette includes a polymeric support system fastened to at least one edge of the panel and configured to support the panel and provide the panel at least one of thermal insulation or galvanic insulation from the substrate.
Claims19
A deicing cassette for connection to a substrate, the deicing cassette comprising:
- a panel having a top, an underside, and a plurality of edges, the top of the panel configured as a walking surface;
- a heating system secured in thermal contact with the underside of the panel;
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- a polymeric support system fastened to at least one edge of the panel and configured to support the panel and provide the panel at least one of thermal insulation or galvanic insulation from the substrate, the polymeric support system comprising a side support fastened to the at least one edge of the panel via one or more fasteners.
A deicing cassette for connection to a substrate, the deicing cassette comprising:
- a panel having a top, an underside, and a plurality of edges, the top of the panel configured as a walking surface;
- a heating system secured in thermal contact with the underside of the panel;
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- a polymeric support system fastened to at least one edge of the panel and configured to support the panel and provide the panel at least one of thermal insulation or galvanic insulation from the substrate, the polymeric support system comprising at least one panel flap proximal to the at least one edge of the panel.
A heating cassette for connection to a substrate, the heating cassette comprising:
- a conductive panel having a top, an underside, and a plurality of edges, the top of the panel configured as a walking surface;
- a heating system comprising a heat tracing cable secured in thermal contact with the underside of the panel;
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- a polymeric support system comprising:
- at least one side support fastened to a first edge of the panel;
- at least one panel flap fastened to a second edge of the panel;
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- at least one center support disposed on a central portion of the underside of the panel,
- the polymeric support system configured to insulate the underside of the panel from the substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.