Apparatus for providing variable thermal insulation for an aircraft
US8336822B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 29, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C1/066
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft insulation apparatus is disclosed having a variable thermal insulating member adjacent the inner fuselage wall and adjacent an aircraft heat source. The variable thermal insulating member is operable to provide variable thermal insulation between the heat source and the exterior of the inner fuselage wall by being changeable between a first state and a second state, the first state providing a first level of thermal insulation and the second state providing a second level of thermal insulation.
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