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US 12,151,832 B2Granted
Heat transfer control structure, flying object and spacecraft with high heat resistance
AssigneeMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
InventorsKenta Katsunaga, Tadashi Inagaki
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Abstract
A heat transfer control structure includes: an outer shell having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer shell being heated by airflow along the outer surface; an inner shell disposed opposed to the inner surface of the outer shell, the inner shell being configured to accommodate a payload therein; and a plate coupled to the inner shell such that the plate is opposed to the inner shell across a gap. The outer shell is coupled to the plate.
Claims16
A heat transfer control structure, comprising:
- an outer shell having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer shell being heated by airflow along the outer surface;
- an inner shell disposed opposed to the inner surface of the outer shell, the inner shell being configured to accommodate a payload therein;
- and
- a plate coupled to the inner shell such that the plate is opposed to the inner shell across a gap,
- wherein the outer shell is coupled to the plate,
- wherein the outer shell is a member that is physically separate from the plate,
- wherein the plate is disposed between the outer shell and the inner shell, and directly faces the outer shell and the inner shell with an empty space therebetween,
- wherein the plate is coupled to the outer shell with a screw,
- wherein the heat transfer control structure further comprises a washer having a hole through which the screw is inserted,
- wherein the inner shell has a through hole in which the washer is inserted,
- wherein the washer is disposed between a head of the screw and the plate,
- wherein the washer is in contact with a surface of the plate, the surface being opposed to the inner shell, and
- wherein the washer is fixed apart from the inner shell.
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A flying object, comprising:
- a body;
- and
- a fairing coupled to a forward end of the body,
- wherein the fairing comprises:
- an outer shell having an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer shell being heated by airflow along the outer surface;
- an inner shell disposed opposed to the inner surface of the outer shell, the inner shell being configured to accommodate a payload therein;
- and
- a plate coupled to the inner shell such that the plate is opposed to the inner shell across a gap,
- wherein the outer shell is coupled to the plate,
- wherein the outer shell is a member that is physically separate from the plate,
- wherein the plate is disposed between the outer shell and the inner shell, and directly faces the outer shell and the inner shell with an empty space therebetween,
- wherein the plate is coupled to the outer shell with a screw,
- wherein the flying object further comprises a washer having a hole through which the screw is inserted,
- wherein the inner shell has a through hole in which the washer is inserted,
- wherein the washer is disposed between a head of the screw and the plate,
- wherein the washer is in contact with a surface of the plate, the surface being opposed to the inner shell, and
- wherein the washer is fixed apart from the inner shell.
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A spacecraft, comprising:
- an outer shell;
- an inner shell disposed opposed to an inner surface of the outer shell, the inner shell being configured to accommodate a payload therein;
- and
- a plate coupled to the inner shell such that the plate is opposed to the inner shell across a gap,
- wherein the outer shell is coupled to the plate,
- wherein the outer shell is a member that is physically separate from the plate,
- wherein the plate is disposed between the outer shell and the inner shell, and directly faces the outer shell and the inner shell with an empty space therebetween,
- wherein the plate is coupled to the outer shell with a screw,
- wherein the spacecraft further comprises a washer having a hole through which the screw is inserted,
- wherein the inner shell has a through hole in which the washer is inserted,
- wherein the washer is disposed between a head of the screw and the plate,
- wherein the washer is in contact with a surface of the plate, the surface being opposed to the inner shell, and
- wherein the washer is fixed apart from the inner shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.