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Granted Patent B2
US 10,227,139 · App. 15/067,650 · Granted Mar 12, 2019

Heated air data probes

Inventors: Timothy T. Golly (Lakeville, MN); Paul R. Johnson (Prior Lake, MN); Greg Seidel (Farmington, MN)
Assignee: Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
B64D43/02B65H54/103G01L19/0092G01L19/04G01P5/165G01P13/025B65H2701/341
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Patent No.
US 10,227,139
App. No.
15/067,650
Granted
Mar 12, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An air data probe includes a probe head defining a longitudinal axis between a forward tip and aft base. The probe includes a thermocouple having a sense end in the forward tip to measure the temperature in the forward tip. The probe includes a port opening defined in a side of the probe head and opening at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis. The probe includes a bulkhead within the probe head. The bulkhead has a chamber in fluid communication with the port opening. The chamber includes a single chamber inlet having an elongated cross-sectional shape. The single elongated chamber inlet is in fluid communication with two downstream pressure conduits to provide redundancy in case one of the two pressure conduits is blocked.

Claims (6)

1. An air data probe comprising:

a probe head defining a longitudinal axis between a forward tip and aft base;

a heater coil positioned within the probe head; and

a thermocouple having a sense end in the forward tip to measure the temperature in the forward tip, wherein the thermocouple includes a thermocouple coil, wherein windings of the thermocouple coil are wound between windings of the heater coil.

2. An air data probe as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a bulkhead within the forward tip of the probe head for holding the sense end of the thermocouple.

3. An air data probe as recited in claim 1 , further comprising a strut extending from the aft base of the probe head, wherein the thermocouple extends from the forward tip of the probe head to a base of the strut and terminates in a thermocouple connector.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2019
From: GOLLY, TIMOTHY T.; SEIDEL, GREG; JOHNSON, PAUL R.
To: ROSEMOUNT AEROSPACE INC.
Reel/Frame 048134/0023 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62137080 · Mar 23, 2015
Related Publication 20160280391A1 · Sep 29, 2016
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