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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Keith Daniel Humfeld, Federal Way, WA (US);
Steven Shewchuk, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 7/04 (2006.01); F27D 19/00 (2006.01); F27D 7/06 (2006.01); F27B 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 19/00 (2013.01); F27B 5/04 (2013.01); F27D 7/04 (2013.01); F27D 7/06 (2013.01); F27D 2019/0028 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods for operating an autoclave. One embodiment includes a baffle located in an autoclave during a run cycle of the autoclave. A release mechanism secures the baffle in a retracted position during the run cycle, and automatically releases the baffle to a deployed position during the run cycle, when a temperature inside of the autoclave reaches a target temperature, to alter airflow within the autoclave.