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US 5,862,032 AGranted
Cowling assembly
AssigneeGKN Westland Helicopters Limited
InventorMartin Roy Cann
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Abstract
A cowling assembly for a vehicle comprises a general external surface having secured to or adjacent thereto, an elongate lightning diverter element which, at least when subjected to a high electric field, is electrically conductive, wherein a portion of the diverter element is arranged to project from the general external surface.
Claims18
A cowling assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- an external cowling surface;
- and
- an elongate lightning diverter element having one end secured to said external cowling surface and a projecting portion which projects outwardly from said external cowling surface, said diverter element being substantially non-conductive under normal conditions and electrically conductive in the presence of an electric field of sufficient intensity.
A vehicle having a cowling assembly, said cowling assembly comprising:
- an external cowling surface;
- and
- an elogante lightning diverter element having one end secured to said external cowling surface and a projecting portion which projects outwardly from said external cowling surface, said diverter element being substantially non-conductive under normal conditions and electrically conductive in the presence of an electric field of sufficient intensity.
A cowling assembly for a vehicle, said cowling assembly comprising:
- an external cowling surface;
- a protruding part connected to said external cowling surface;
- an elongate lightning diverter element extending along or adjacent to said external cowling surface and along the surface of said protruding part so that a portion of said lightning diverter element projects outwardly from said external cowling surface, said lightning diverter element being electrically conductive at least when subjected to a high electric field.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.