Air intake scoop for an aircraft
AssigneeSafran Nacelles
InventorsFrançois Bellet, Laurent Georges Valleroy, Mathieu David
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Abstract
An air intake scoop intended to be fastened on a panel of an aircraft includes an air inlet mouth having a wall, a peripheral collar intended to be fastened to the panel, and a bearing element intended to support the air circulation duct. The air inlet mouth is made of a thermoplastic material and the bearing element is fastened on the peripheral collar so as to achieve a pressure barrier in case of breakage of the wall of the air inlet mouth.
Claims16
An air intake scoop fastened at an orifice of a panel of an aircraft and to an air circulation duct and configured to draw an air flow, the air intake scoop comprising:
- an air inlet mouth having a wall projecting from one side of the panel opposite the drawn air flow;
- a peripheral collar located at one end of the air inlet mouth, the peripheral collar separate from the panel and fastened to the panel;
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- a bearing element separate from the peripheral collar, the bearing element supporting the air circulation duct and extending along the peripheral collar away from the air inlet mouth,
- wherein the air inlet mouth, the air circulation duct, the bearing element and the peripheral collar jointly define a space therein, and
- wherein the air inlet mouth is made of a thermoplastic material and the bearing element is fastened on the peripheral collar such that a pressure barrier is formed by the bearing element between the peripheral collar and the air circulation duct.
An air intake scoop fastened at an orifice of a panel of an aircraft and to an air circulation duct and configured to draw an air flow, the air intake scoop comprising:
- an air inlet mouth having a proximal end defining a wall projecting from one side of the panel opposite the drawn air flow and a distal free end disposed away from the proximal end;
- a peripheral collar located at the proximal end of the air inlet mouth, the peripheral collar separate from the panel and fastened to the panel;
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- a bearing element separate from the peripheral collar, the bearing element supporting the air circulation duct and extending along the peripheral collar away from the air inlet mouth,
- wherein the air inlet mouth, the air circulation duct, the bearing element and the peripheral collar jointly define a space therein, the distal free end extending toward an end of the air circulation duct to be flush with the end of the air circulation duct,
- wherein the air inlet mouth is made of a thermoplastic material and the bearing element is fastened on the peripheral collar such that a pressure barrier is formed by the bearing element between the peripheral collar and the air circulation duct.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.