Aircraft floor panel
OwnerNathan Pisarskiinventor
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Abstract
An aircraft floor panel (10) for installation in a to-be-heated area of an aircraft. The panel (10) comprises a panel-supporting level (20), a heat-generating level (22), and an upper level (24) having an upper surface (26) that forms the uppermost surface (18) of the panel (10). A thermally conductive layer (60) within the upper level (24) comprises strength-imparting elements (64) embedded in a matrix (66). This layer (60) provides the primary impact-resistance for the panel (10) and also serves as its heat-distributing layer.
Claims20
An aircraft floor panel for installation in an aircraft, said panel comprising:
- a heat-generating level for generating heat, and
- an upper level for resisting impacts caused by floor traffic in a to-be-heated area of the aircraft and for distributing the generated heat to this area;
- wherein the upper level comprises a thermally conductive primary layer including strength-imparting elements embedded in a matrix;
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- wherein the upper level has a qualification mean energy value for insulation resistance failure and surface penetration that is at least 3.0 joules and wherein the primary layer withstands at least 90% of the qualification mean energy value.
An aircraft floor panel comprising a heat-generating level and an upper heat-distributing/impact-resisting level;
- the upper level including a primary layer and a skin layer positioned above the primary layer and forming the panel's uppermost surface;
- the primary layer including strength-imparting elements embedded in a matrix;
- the strength-imparting elements and/or the matrix being thermally conductive;
- the skin layer being characterized by the absence of any strength-imparting elements.
An aircraft floor panel comprising a heat-generating level and an upper heat-distributing/impact-resisting level;
- the upper level having an upper surface forming the panel's uppermost surface;
- the upper level comprising a thermally conductive primary layer including metal elements embedded in a thermoset matrix;
- the metal elements being positioned 0.025 or less from the panel's uppermost surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.