Thermal protection sleeve for reducing overheating of wire bundles utilized in aircraft application
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorMickey A. Williamson
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Abstract
An electrical cable having a wire bundle core surrounded by a thermal and chafe protection sleeve, the thermal and chafe protection sleeve consisting of a sandwich structure having an additional outer layer of fiberglass lacing tape and a fluorosilicone fuel resistant coating.
Claims5
An electric cable having a wire bundle core surrounded by a thermal and chafe protection sleeve, said protective sleeve comprising a first layer of silicone foam core communicating with said wire bundle core, a layer of acrylic adhered fiberglass communicating with said silicone foam core, and fiberglass lacing tape surrounding and communicating with said layer of acrylic adhered fiberglass.
An electric cable having a wire bundle core surrounded by a thermal and chafe protection sleeve, said sleeve comprising a sandwich structure having a silicone foam core, an inner layer of acrylic adhered fiberglass coupled to one side of said silicone foam core, an outer layer of acrylic adhered fiberglass coupled to the opposite side of said silicone core, and a layer of acrylic adhesive on said inner layer of acrylic adhered fiberglass to attach said sandwich structure to said cable, said acrylic adhered fiberglass and acrylic adhesive further comprising acrylic having a set up temperature of approximately 400.degree. F.
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