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US 2026/0177326 A1Published application
Panels with integral thermal control and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsRichard W. Aston, Mara Pearson, Emily C. Woods
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Abstract
A panel assembly includes a plurality of panels. Each one of the panels includes a first face sheet, a second face sheet, a truss structure connecting the first face sheet and the second face sheet, and a perimeter edge. The panel assembly also includes a primary splice connector that is connected to the first face sheet and the second face sheet along at least a portion of the perimeter edge of directly adjacent ones of the panels. The primary splice connector includes a heat exchanger.
Claims20
A panel assembly comprising:
- a plurality of panels, each one comprising:
- a first face sheet;
- a second face sheet;
- a truss structure connecting the first face sheet and the second face sheet;
- and
- a perimeter edge;
- and
- a primary splice connector connected to the first face sheet and the second face sheet along at least a portion of the perimeter edge of directly adjacent ones of the panels,
- wherein the primary splice connector is configured to react to a structural load across the panels and comprises a heat exchanger configured to transfer heat along the panels.
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An equipment array comprising:
- a plurality of panels, each one comprising:
- a first face sheet;
- a second face sheet;
- a truss structure connecting the first face sheet and the second face sheet;
- and
- a perimeter edge;
- a primary splice connector connected to the first face sheet and the second face sheet along at least a portion of the perimeter edge of directly adjacent ones of the panels, wherein the primary splice connector comprises a heat exchanger;
- and
- equipment coupled to at least one of the first face sheet and the second face sheet of at least one of the panels,
- wherein the primary splice connector is configured to transfer heat along the panels and to react to a structural load across the panels.
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A method comprising:
- manufacturing a plurality of panels, wherein each one of the panels comprises:
- a first face sheet;
- a second face sheet;
- a truss structure connecting the first face sheet and the second face sheet;
- and
- a perimeter edge;
- and
- connecting each one of the panels to a directly adjacent one of the panels along at least a portion of the perimeter edge using a primary splice connector, wherein the primary splice connector comprises a heat exchanger.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.