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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Didier Marie Guillot, Saint Chamas, FR;
Didier Houssat, Mandelieu, FR;
Assignee:
Eurocopter France, Marignane Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2441 / ; 2441 / ;
Abstract
A device for de-icing an external wall of a vehicle, of the type including a flexible covering (8) capable of at least partially covering the wall, and a compressor (9) whose delivery orifice (9B) is connected to the flexible covering in order to inflate it, via a control component (10). Advantageously, the intake orifice (9A) of the compressor (9) is connected to the flexible covering (8) via a controllable connection (11) which allows depressurization of the flexible covering and, when the pressure reduction reaches a predetermined value, feeds outside air to the compressor.