Energy absorbing backshell

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018222590-A1
Application number	US-201715799504-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 31, 2017
Priority date	Feb 3, 2017
Publication date	Aug 9, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

An energy absorbing backshell including a non-metallic core, a non-metallic casing surrounding the non-metallic core, a tube on the top surface of the non-metallic core and non-metallic casing.

First claim

1 . An energy absorbing backshell including:
a non-metallic core; a non-metallic casing surrounding the non-metallic core; a tube on the top surface of the non-metallic core and non-metallic casing.

2 . The backshell of claim 1 wherein the non-metallic core is adhered to the non-metallic casing by an adhesive.

3 . The backshell of claim 1 wherein a cross section of the non-metallic core is honey combed shaped.

4 . The backshell of claim 1 wherein the non-metallic core is made of a plurality of thin composite panels.

5 . The backshell of claim 1 wherein a top surface of the non-metallic casing is affixed to the tube by a filler material.

6 . The backshell of claim 1 wherein the tube is a bent metallic tube.

7 . The backshell of claim 6 wherein the tube includes a curved back side that is connected to a straight side such that the curved side is opposite the straight side.

8 . The backshell of claim 1 including a structural member extending from an inner portion of the backshell of a first side of the backshell to an inner portion of an inner portion of a second side of the backshell.

9 . The backshell of claim 8 wherein the first side is opposite the second side.

10 . The backshell of claim 1 including a structural support back extending along the periphery of a lower edge of the backshell.

11 . A method of forming an energy absorbing backshell, the method including the steps of:
forming a non-metallic casing surrounding a non-metallic core; affixing a tube on the top surface of the non-metallic core and non-metallic casing.

12 . The method of claim 11 including the step of adhering the non-metallic core to the non-metallic casing by an adhesive.

13 . The method of claim 11 wherein a cross section of the non-metallic core is honey combed shaped.

14 . The method of claim 11 wherein the non-metallic core is made of a plurality of thin composite panels.

15 . The method of claim 11 including the step of affixing a top surface of the non-metallic casing to the tube by a filler material.

16 . The method of claim 11 wherein the tube is a bent metallic tube.

17 . The method of claim 16 wherein the tube includes a curved back side that is connected to a straight side such that the curved side is opposite the straight side.

18 . The method of claim 11 including the step of forming a structural member extending from an inner portion of the backshell of a first side of the backshell to an inner portion of an inner portion of a second side of the backshell.

19 . The method of claim 18 wherein the first side is opposite the second side.

20 . The method of claim 11 including the step of forming a structural support back extending along the periphery of a lower edge of the backshell.

Assignees

• Jamco Corp

Inventors

• Natsume Norikazu
• Conboy Steven
• Dingankar Nilesh
• Cornell John
• Gipson Allen

Classifications

• B64D11/0606

  with privacy shells, screens, separators or the like (class dividers B64D11/0023) · CPC title

• B60N2/42709

  involving residual deformation or fracture of the structure · CPC title

• B64D11/0619 Primary

  with energy absorbing means specially adapted for mitigating impact loads for passenger seats, e.g. at a crash · CPC title

• B60N2/686

  Panel like structures · CPC title

• B60N2/64

  Back-rests {or cushions (B60N2/2222 takes precedence)} · CPC title