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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Tommy M. Wilson, Jr., Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/16 (2006.01); B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64C 3/00 (2006.01); B64C 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 11/00 (2006.01); B64C 39/12 (2006.01); B64D 15/12 (2006.01); B64D 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/16 (2013.01); B64C 1/1476 (2013.01); B64C 3/00 (2013.01); B64C 5/00 (2013.01); B64C 11/00 (2013.01); B64C 39/12 (2013.01); B64D 15/00 (2013.01); B64D 15/12 (2013.01); B64D 29/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice protection system includes an aircraft surface and a gutter defined in the aircraft surface between raised rails. The gutter includes a mouth that narrows into a trailing portion of the gutter. The mouth is configured to channel water runback rivulets into the trailing portion of the gutter. The gutter can be a first gutter of a plurality of side by side gutters, each including a respective mouth narrowing into a respective trailing portion, wherein the gutters are separated from one another by respective rails.