Fasteners for attaching a windshield to the fuselage side frame of an aircraft viewing port
US6619590B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 27, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C1/1492
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connecting device for joining a windshield with a fuselage side frame of a viewing port of an aircraft, especially a cockpit frame of a helicopter. The connecting device includes a fastening element which is fixed into position on a section of a peripheral region of the windshield through a bore hole and into a congruent bore hole of the fuselage side frame and in a fastening part with a spring device. A peripheral slit filled with a sealant is arranged in a peripheral region between the fuselage side frame and windshield. The fastening part includes a retaining nut and a spring device which can be moved and guided within a seating element and connected with the fuselage side frame. The spring device is arranged between the retaining nut and the frame.
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