Mechanical deicer having decoupled skin segments

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1994-03-22

1996-08-20

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Aircraft structure

Ice prevention

B64D 1516

Patent

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055471501

ABSTRACT:
A deicer for attachment to an airfoil substructure includes a segmented outer shell, with adjacent segments being decoupled from one another utilizing elastomeric decoupling members. The outer edges of the outer periphery shell segments are likewise decoupled from the airfoil structure utilizing elastomeric decoupling members. Each segment of the deicer is deflected by a respective deflection means which are provided energy from a controller.

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patent: 4613102 (1986-09-01), Kageorge
patent: 5129598 (1992-07-01), Adams et al.
patent: 5356096 (1994-10-01), Rauckhorst et al.

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