De-icing and/or anti-icing system for the leading edge of an aircraft wing

US8991763B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8991763-B2
Application numberUS-98869909-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 12, 2009
Priority dateApr 21, 2008
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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The invention relates to a de-icing and/or anti-icing system for the leading edge of an aircraft wing or for the lip ( 1 ) of the air intake of an aircraft engine, characterised in that it includes a plurality of infrared emitting members ( 13 ) arranged inside said leading edge or said lip ( 1 ), power supply means ( 17 ) for said emitters ( 13 ), and means ( 27 ) for controlling said power supply means ( 17 ).

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The invention claimed is: 1. A de-icing system comprising: a leading edge of an aircraft wing or air intake lip of an aircraft engine; a plurality of infrared emitting members arranged inside a cavity defined by a front partition and said leading edge or said lip; a plurality of supports that extend between an inner wall of the air intake lip and the front partition and distributed evenly on an inner circumference of the air intake lip, wherein the plurality of infrared emitti…

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What does patent US8991763B2 cover?
The invention relates to a de-icing and/or anti-icing system for the leading edge of an aircraft wing or for the lip ( 1 ) of the air intake of an aircraft engine, characterised in that it includes a plurality of infrared emitting members ( 13 ) arranged inside said leading edge or said lip ( 1 ), power supply means ( 17 ) for said emitters ( 13 ), and means ( 27 ) for controlling said power su…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Guillermond Alain, Le Docte Thierry, Aircelle Sa
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64D15/12. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).