Air inlet with integrated structural hand hold
US10766628B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2033/0253
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This disclosure relates to an air inlet for an aircraft with an integrated hand hold. One innovative aspect of the subject matter described herein can be implemented as an air inlet on the exterior surface of a cowling for a rotorcraft, wherein the air inlet having a scoop that includes a bottom surface having a wide, flat, front edge that angles downward towards the back, an opening in the back for air to enter, and two lateral sides coupled to the bottom surface, where the two sides are planar on a top surface and become longer in height towards the opening in the back, and hand hold, where the hand hold is a trough or an indentation in the bottom surface of the scoop that extends along a side.
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