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Component device and method for detecting damage in a bonding adhesive of the component device

US10732066B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH · DE
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Thomas Kruse · Stuttgart, DE
Thomas Körwien · Schweinhub, DE
Alois Friedberger · Hamburg, DE
Andreas Helwig · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2016
Grant date	Aug 4, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29L2031/3076
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a component device, in particular for a primary supporting component of an aircraft, which comprises a first component element, a second component element, a bonding providing a connection between the first component element and the second component element, a marker substance device configured to dispense a volatile marker gas to the environment when in contact with the surrounding air and being hermetically sealed from the surrounding air by the first component element, the second component element, and/or the bonding if the bonding is not damaged, and a detector device configured to detect the marker gas dispensed by the marker substance device.

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