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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Marcus K. Richardson, Bothell, WA (US);
Clyde Robert Tuohimaa, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Michael James Tonks, Snohomish, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 7/00 (2006.01); B64D 13/04 (2006.01); B23P 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 7/00 (2013.01); B23P 15/001 (2013.01); B64D 13/04 (2013.01); F24F 2007/001 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49412 (2015.01);
Abstract
A pressure equalization vent for use in an aircraft assembly is provided. The pressure equalization vent includes an opening having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The vent further includes a plurality of louvers positioned within the opening. Each louver is positioned a predetermined distance from an adjacent louver to form a gap therebetween. Each louver includes an airfoil-shaped cross-section configured to increase airflow efficiency across the vent.