Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Passenger or cargo loading or discharging
Patent
1983-09-14
1985-12-10
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Passenger or cargo loading or discharging
182100, 182190, B64D 2508
Patent
active
045574421
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
All large commercial aircraft have provisions for escape lines for emergency egress from the flight deck. This normally consists of a rope or a strap that is secured to the aircraft, and extends to the ground through an opened flight deck window.
All areas of an airplane are investigated during the design phase to determine any and all places where a weight savings may be possible. Even though a weight savings found in a particular area is a small amount, it is still important when all such areas are added together. It was found that an escape line could be made that saves weight over presently used lines and in addition proves a much easier line to use.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A braided aramid resin cord provides a high strength core for an escape line. Foamed thermosetting resin knobs are axially threaded onto the core. The knobs consist of a series of large size spaced apart knobs, with several smaller size knobs located between each pair of the large size knobs. Each of the knobs are bonded in place to the core with a thermosetting resin. An aramid resin is woven over the core with knobs forming a tight fitting jacket. When one end of the line is secured to a support structure the combination provides an escape line.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 shows a side view of the front end of an airplane with the escape line of this invention in position.
FIG. 2 shows a blown up fragmented view of the support for and the escape line of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 shows a detailed further blown up view in section of part of the escape line.
FIG. 4 shows a cross sectional view taken along lines 4--4 of FIG. 3.
FIG. 5 shows a cross sectional view taken along lines 5--5 of FIG. 3.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Emergency escape line 10, has a core 12, a series of large size hand holds 14, a series of smaller size hand holds 16, and a jacket 18. The escape line is used by securing it to a support member 20, of an airplane 22. The core is of a material strong enough to support several times the heaviest weight expected to be placed on the assembled escape line with a preferred core being of an aramid resin that is braided into a cord. One end of the cord is secured to a structure such as is shown in FIG. 2. In that Figure the cord is looped at 24 through a ring 26, and doubled back on itself, and woven together along the length 28. The ring in turn is secured to fastener 30, which is joined to the support member 20.
The large size hand hold or knob 14, may be ball shaped, however, it preferably is essentially ellipsoidal in snape but with flat ends 32. This knob has an axially located opening 34, sized to slideably accept cord 12. An opening 36, extends axially outward from the axis at about the center of the knob. This opening is sized to accept a needle to be inserted into the opening to be used to inject a thermosetting resin into the axis opening to provide an adhesive to bond the knob to the cord.
The smaller size knob 16, is preferably cylindrical in shape in the middle 38, with the frustum of a cone shape at each end 40. It also has an axial opening 42, to accept the cord and a radial opening 44, extending out from the axial opening to provide access for injecting a resin.
Both types of knobs are of a foamed resin with a polymethacrylimide as the preferred resin. The large size knobs are preferably spaced about 15 inches apart with three smaller size knobs between each of the sets of larger knobs.
Once all the knobs are located and bonded in position the jacket 18 is formed in place. This is accomplished by braiding with an aramid resin to form a covering strong enough by itself to more than support the heaviest weight anticipated.
To prepare an escape line the cord 12 is threaded through the large knobs 14, and the small knobs 16, in the desired order. Then each knob is secured to the cord by injecting a thermosetting resin such as, but not limited to, an epoxy or a urethane resin through opening 36 and 44 to bond the knobs to the cord. Once the resin is set up the jacket of high strength
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Krezak John E.
Lamb Michael F.
Barefoot Galen L.
Case Morris A.
Donahue B. A.
The Boeing Company
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