Engine and pod assembly for an aircraft, equipped with an anti-icing device including a source of radiation and pulse control unit connected to the source of radiation

US8997451B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8997451-B2
Application numberUS-201013256308-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 12, 2010
Priority dateMar 13, 2009
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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Abstract

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An engine and pod assembly for an aircraft includes a pod receiving an engine having an air intake. A rotating nose cone extends on the nose cone, as well as a device for limiting the formation of ice. The device includes means for creating a circumferential heterogeneity of ice on the nose cone.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An engine and pod assembly for an aircraft, comprising: a pod receiving an engine with an air intake through which a rotating nose cone extends, the pod including a device for limiting the formation of ice on the nose cone, wherein the device includes means for creating a circumferential heterogeneity of ice on the nose cone, and wherein the pod includes a source of radiation able to at least prevent the formation of ice and directed to the nose co…

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  • B64D15/00Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8997451B2 cover?
An engine and pod assembly for an aircraft includes a pod receiving an engine having an air intake. A rotating nose cone extends on the nose cone, as well as a device for limiting the formation of ice. The device includes means for creating a circumferential heterogeneity of ice on the nose cone.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Dufresne De Virel François, Pealat Michel, Joyez Patrick, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64D15/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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