Aeronautics and astronautics – Aircraft structure – Passenger or cargo loading or discharging
Patent
1995-02-22
1998-04-14
Barefoot, Galen L.
Aeronautics and astronautics
Aircraft structure
Passenger or cargo loading or discharging
244905, 417348, 193 25B, 182 48, A62B 120, B65G 1110
Patent
active
057383057
ABSTRACT:
An inflation system for use in inflating an inflatable foldable escape slide or foldable container for use in evacuating personnel from an aircraft, platform or other device in cases of emergencies. The slide has a gas source such as a bottle member having pressurized fluids therein or as a solid fuel propellant which upon actuation directs pressurized fluids to a turbocharger fastened onto the escape slide or foldable container. The turbocharger has a turbine at one end of a shaft driven by the pressurized fluids to drive such shaft that has a plurality of centrifugal compressors mounted on the other end of the shaft whereby the exhaust fluids from the turbine and the pressurized gas resulting from the driving of the compressors unite to inflate the escape slides or foldable container.
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Barefoot Galen L.
Januszkiewicz Joseph
The B.F. Goodrich Company
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