Additive manufacturing method for an avionic equipment
US10234475B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 27, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P10/25
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Manufacturing method by addition for at least one part of a piece of aeronautic equipment intended to equip an aircraft, the equipment piece including at least one part intended to be arranged at a skin of the aircraft and heating elements for that part, which include a thermodynamic loop including a closed circuit at least partially integrated, in which a heat transfer fluid circulates, the closed circuit including an evaporator and a zone in which condensation of the heat transfer fluid can occur in the appendage to heat it, outside the evaporator, the circuit being formed by a tubular channel with an empty section at least partially integral with the equipment piece, at least the part of the equipment piece arranged outside the aircraft is made by additive manufacturing and includes a base for fastening on the skin of the aircraft from which support elements for a Pitot tube extend.
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