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Window frame assembly for use in an aircraft and associated method of manufacture

US6318035A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 1, 1999
Grant dateNov 20, 2001
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB64C1/1492
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An IR window frame assembly for use within an aircraft is manufactured at a high temperature with both the window pane and the window frame of the window frame assembly having beveled surfaces. These beveled surfaces are placed in direct contact during manufacture. As a result, the window frame assembly maintains a low radar cross section (RCS) while allowing the window assembly to be small enough to conform with aerodynamic tolerances required in an aircraft.

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