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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1987
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1985
David C Reusch, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A pylon (70) on one structure (68) abuts a side surface of a mounting flange (64) carried by another structure (60) and is bonded thereto by an adhesive layer (76). A flattened tube (78) is positioned between pylon (70) and flange (64). Explosive cords (82) are detonated inside tube (78) to expand tube (78) to a rounded configuration. This causes pylon (70) to peel away from flange (64) and to peel adhesive layer (76) to thereby release structures (60,68) from each other. In another embodiment, a structure (4) has a wall (6) including an outer skin (8), an inner skin (10), and a honeycomb core (12). Outer end portions (14,20) of skins (8,10) form two mounting flanges that are bonded by adhesive layers (40,42) to opposite surfaces of a mounting flange (32) carried by another structure (28). Detonation of explosive cords (50) inside two expandable members ( 46,46') causes skin flanges (14,20) to peel away from flange (32) and peel layers (40,42).