Systems and methods for a protective casing

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9505550-B2
Application number	US-201414457992-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2014
Priority date	Jul 18, 2012
Publication date	Nov 29, 2016
Grant date	Nov 29, 2016

Abstract

Systems and methods for a protective casing are provided. In at least one embodiment, a protective casing includes a flexible insulation layer configured to inhibit thermal energy from conducting from an external side of the flexible insulation layer to an internal side of the flexible insulation layer. The protective casing also includes a microlattice layer abutting the internal side of the flexible insulation layer, the microlattice layer configured to distribute thermal energy that passes through the flexible insulation layer substantially throughout the microlattice layer. Further, the protective casing includes a heat absorbing material that impregnates the microlattice layer, the heat absorbing material configured to absorb the thermal energy in the microlattice layer.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A protective casing, the casing comprising:
a flexible insulation layer configured to inhibit thermal energy from conducting from an external side of the flexible insulation layer to an internal side of the flexible insulation layer;
a metallic microlattice layer abutting the internal side of the flexible insulation layer, the metallic microlattice layer configured to distribute thermal energy that passes through the flexible insulation layer substantially throughout the metallic microlattice layer, wherein the metallic microlattice layer comprises a layer of supporting scaffolding formed by a plurality of conjoined sections of truss elements; and
a heat absorbing material that impregnates the metallic microlattice layer, the heat absorbing material configured to absorb the thermal energy in the metallic microlattice layer.

2. The protective casing of claim 1 , further comprising an outer protective layer abutting the external side of the flexible insulation layer.

3. The protective casing of claim 2 , wherein the outer protective layer is configured to absorb impacts to the protective casing.

4. The protective casing of claim 2 , wherein the outer protective layer is at least one of:
a textile material;
a composite material; and
a metal.

5. The protective casing of claim 1 , wherein the heat absorbing material is a phase change material.

6. The protective casing of claim 1 , further comprising an additional heat absorbing material that is encapsulated within the metallic microlattice layer and enveloping the protected object.

7. The protective casing of claim 1 , wherein the protective casing is configured to protect an object selected from the group consisting of:
a human;
a scientific instrument;
a data recorder; and
a safe.

8. The protective casing of claim 1 , wherein the flexible insulation layer is a flexible aerogel layer.

Assignees

• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Miller David Lowell
• Kersten Gary
• Frost Wendell A

Classifications

• B65D85/38 Primary

  for delicate optical, measuring, calculating or control apparatus · CPC title

• H05K5/021 Primary

  specially adapted for data recorders, e.g. for flight recorders · CPC title

• Y10T442/183

  Synthetic polymeric fiber · CPC title

• B32B15/08

  of synthetic resin · CPC title

• Y10T428/1334

  Nonself-supporting tubular film or bag [e.g., pouch, envelope, packet, etc.] · CPC title