Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Acoustic controlled ice deflecting auxiliary power unit inlet system
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Application No.: US15026423Application Date: 2014-10-08
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Publication No.: US10252811B2Publication Date: 2019-04-09
- Inventor: Melissa A. Bell , Michael J. Rollins , Behzad Hagshenas , Jack V. Vitale
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Farmington
- Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee: United Technologies Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Farmington
- Agency: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2014/059602 WO 20141008
- International Announcement: WO2015/054334 WO 20150416
- Main IPC: B64D33/02
- IPC: B64D33/02 ; B64D41/00 ; B64D15/16 ; F02C7/045 ; F02C7/05 ; F02C7/057

Abstract:
An auxiliary power unit for an aircraft includes a turbine engine. An inlet includes an opening and a passageway between the opening and the turbine engine. An acoustic splitter is supported within the passageway for attenuating noise within the inlet. An inlet door is movable between a closed position and a fully open position. A portion of the inlet door aligns with a part of the passageway in at least a first position and divides the passageway to deflect ice and noise in at least a second position. An air inlet and a method are also disclosed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160264251A1 ACOUSTIC CONTROLLED ICE DEFLECTING AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INLET SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2016-09-15
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