Patent · US Active

Windshield device, aircraft, and power control method for windshield heater

US10046860B2 · kind B2 · utility

0Cited by
2References
13Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateFeb 11, 2016
Grant dateAug 14, 2018
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 17, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B3/84
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a windshield device including: a windshield; a heater that is provided in the windshield and configured to generate heat by energization; a temperature sensor that is provided in the windshield and configured to detect a temperature; and a control unit that performs power control on the heater. The control unit is configured to supply an input power to the heater, the input power being acquired by applying a detected temperature detected by the temperature sensor to a function that is determined in accordance with a dew-point temperature of an inside of a compartment separated from an outside of the compartment by the windshield.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.