Patent · US Expired

Fasteners for attaching a windshield to the fuselage side frame of an aircraft viewing port

US6619590B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
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12Claims
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Filing dateJun 27, 2002
Grant dateSep 16, 2003
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Expiry dateJun 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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