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Patent No.:

US 10563537 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2016

Energy absorbing beam and sandwich panel structure

Applicant:

United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (US);

Inventors:

Wendell V. Twelves, Jr., Glastonbury, CT (US);

Evan Butcher, Manchester, CT (US);

Lexia Kironn, Rocky Hill, CT (US);

Joe Ott, Enfield, CT (US);

Gary D. Roberge, Tolland, CT (US);

Assignee:

United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);

Attorney:

Kinney & Lange, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Kenneth Bomberg

Assistant Examiner:

Julian B Getachew

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/00 (2006.01); F01D 25/24 (2006.01); B32B 15/01 (2006.01); F01D 21/04 (2006.01); F01D 21/10 (2006.01); F41H 5/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/00 (2006.01); B32B 15/18 (2006.01); B32B 27/34 (2006.01); B32B 15/14 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 9/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/20 (2006.01); B32B 3/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/02 (2006.01); B32B 15/088 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F01D 25/005 (2013.01); B32B 3/02 (2013.01); B32B 3/08 (2013.01); B32B 9/005 (2013.01); B32B 9/041 (2013.01); B32B 15/00 (2013.01); B32B 15/01 (2013.01); B32B 15/011 (2013.01); B32B 15/012 (2013.01); B32B 15/013 (2013.01); B32B 15/015 (2013.01); B32B 15/016 (2013.01); B32B 15/017 (2013.01); B32B 15/043 (2013.01); B32B 15/088 (2013.01); B32B 15/14 (2013.01); B32B 15/18 (2013.01); B32B 15/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/34 (2013.01); F01D 21/045 (2013.01); F01D 21/10 (2013.01); F01D 25/24 (2013.01); F41H 5/04 (2013.01); F41H 5/0442 (2013.01); B32B 2250/04 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0269 (2013.01); B32B 2307/56 (2013.01); B32B 2571/02 (2013.01); Y02T 50/672 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus includes first, second, and third layers. The first layer includes a plurality of flanges. The second layer includes a deformable membrane. The second layer is connected to the first layer along a first major surface of the deformable membrane. The third layer is connected to the second layer along a second major surface of the deformable membrane opposite the first major surface. The third layer includes a first series of internal structures.

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