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US 2023/0399113 A1Published application
Heating thermoplastic material using electric heater(s) for thermal anti-icing system
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorJennifer Davis
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Abstract
A method is provided during which a preform is provided that includes an electric heater and thermoplastic material. The preform is consolidated to provide an aircraft component. The consolidating includes heating the thermoplastic material using the electric heater. The electric heater is embedded within the thermoplastic material of the aircraft component. The electric heater is configured as a part of a thermal anti-icing system for melting and/or preventing ice accumulation on an exterior surface of the aircraft component.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- providing a preform that includes an electric heater and thermoplastic material;
- and
- consolidating the preform to provide an aircraft component, the consolidating comprising heating the thermoplastic material using the electric heater, the electric heater embedded within the thermoplastic material of the aircraft component, and the electric heater configured as a part of a thermal anti-icing system for melting and/or preventing ice accumulation on an exterior surface of the aircraft component.
A method, comprising:
- providing a first member of an aircraft component, the first member comprising first thermoplastic material;
- providing a second member of the aircraft component, the second member comprising second thermoplastic material;
- disposing the second member with the first member;
- and
- heating at least one of the first member or the second member to bond the first thermoplastic material to the second thermoplastic material using an electric heater, the electric heater configured as a part of a thermal anti-icing system for melting and/or preventing ice accumulation on an exterior surface of the aircraft component.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a first member of an aircraft component, the first member comprising first thermoplastic material;
- providing a second member of the aircraft component, the second member comprising second thermoplastic material;
- disposing thermoplastic bonding material between the first member and the second member, the thermoplastic bonding material different than the first thermoplastic material and the second thermoplastic material;
- and
- heating the thermoplastic bonding material to a bonding temperature using an electric heater to bond the first member and the second member together, the bonding temperature below at least one of a first softening temperature of the first thermoplastic material or a second softening temperature of the second thermoplastic material, and the electric heater configured as a part of a thermal anti-icing system for melting and/or preventing cire accumulation on an exterior surface of the aircraft component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.