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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Applicant:
Gkn Aerospace Services Limited, Redditch, GB;
Inventors:
Stephen Goodfellow-Jones, Redditch, GB;
Ashley Brooks, Redditch, GB;
Assignee:
GKN Aerospace Services Limited, Redditch, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/12 (2006.01); B32B 27/08 (2006.01); B32B 27/28 (2006.01); B64D 15/16 (2006.01); H05B 3/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 15/12 (2013.01); B32B 27/08 (2013.01); B32B 27/288 (2013.01); B64D 15/163 (2013.01); H05B 3/36 (2013.01); B32B 2250/05 (2013.01); B32B 2250/24 (2013.01); B32B 2307/206 (2013.01); B32B 2307/30 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); H05B 2203/005 (2013.01); H05B 2203/016 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ice removal apparatus for an aircraft is provided comprising a laminate structure encapsulating an electrically operable heater. The laminate structure comprises a plurality of layers and at least two layers are configured to be selectively movable relative to each other to increase the separation of the two layers, thereby removing ice.