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US 9,428,261 B2Granted
Housing for aircraft mounted components
AssigneePti Industries, Inc.
InventorJohn Leslie Paul Hill
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Abstract
A traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) device is provided. The device includes a radome having an antenna. A chassis is bonded to said radome about a periphery by a skirt layer. A housing is adhesively bonded to the radome, the skirt layer and the chassis. The housing has a substantially flat bottom portion with a wall extended about a periphery, the wall forming a lap joint with the chassis and radome.
Claims6
A method of producing a device that will be mounted to an exterior of an aircraft comprising:
- receiving an assembly having a radome, a chassis mounted to one side of the radome and a skirt member;
- forming a first flat housing layer having a first end, a second end, a first side and a second side;
- placing the assembly onto the first flat housing layer;
- bending the first end, the second end, the first side and the second side about the assembly to form a housing, the housing being arranged in a lap joint arrangement with the radome and the chassis;
- and,
- curing the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.