Thermally Insulated Air Cargo Container
AssigneeAdvanced Composite Structures, LLC
InventorsThomas R. Pherson, Michael Carter
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Abstract
A thermally insulated panel includes a first skin, a second skin spaced apart from the first skin, and a core that is disposed between and bonded to the first skin and the second skin such that the core transfers loads between the first skin and the second skin. The core includes a porous filler material that has a vacuum drawn therein such that the core resists transfer of thermal energy through the panel. A cargo container including thermally insulated panels and a method of manufacturing the thermally insulated panels are also disclosed. In addition, a method of repairing a vacuum insulated panel is disclosed.
Claims21
A thermally insulated panel, the panel comprising:
- a first skin;
- a second skin spaced apart from the first skin;
- and
- a core disposed between and bonded to the first skin and the second skin such that the core transfer loads between the first skin and the second skin, the core including a porous filler material, the porous filler material having a vacuum drawn therein such that the core resists transfer of thermal energy through the panel.
A method of manufacturing a thermally insulated panel, the method comprising:
- forming a core with a porous filler material therein;
- applying a first skin over the core;
- applying a second skin over the core;
- and
- sealing edge portions of the core such that the core is sealed within first and second skins, the porous filler material having a vacuum defined therein.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.