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US 12,546,798 B2Granted
System for ensuring failsafe operation of pitot tube covers for multiple types of pitot tubes
AssigneeDeGroff Aviation Technologies
InventorsSteven A. DeGroff, Phillip R. Russell, David J. Hockemeyer
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Abstract
The present invention is a self-disengaging pitot tube cover which is constituted by at least two separable sections where separation of the sections is controlled by temperature sensing and effected by an SMA latch holding the sections together; so that the sections separate from the pitot tube when a particular temperature condition inside the pitot tube occurs.
Claims23
A self-disengaging pitot tube cover for a pitot tube, comprising:
- at least two cover sections releasably joined along at least two longitudinal edges, the at least two cover sections defining an outer shell around an internal space for receiving a pitot tube;
- a latching mechanism configured to releasably hold the at least two cover sections together;
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- a plurality of suspension structures coupled within the internal space and configured to receive the pitot tube, suspend the at least two cover sections over the pitot tube, and prevent the pitot tube from contacting the at least two cover sections.
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