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Granted Patent B2
US 7,927,686 · App. 12/170,789 · Granted Apr 19, 2011

Composite heat shield

Assignee: The Boeing Company
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Patent No.
US 7,927,686
App. No.
12/170,789
Granted
Apr 19, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composite heat shield includes a ceramic composite heat shield body comprising a pair of generally spaced-apart heat shield side panels, a heat shield bottom panel extending between the heat shield side panels and having a heat exposure surface, a heat shield top panel extending between the heat shield side panels in spaced-apart relationship with respect to the heat shield bottom panel and having at least one heat shield surface and at least one heat shield cavity defined between the heat shield bottom panel and the heat shield top panel.

Claims (56)

1. A heat shield, comprising:

a ceramic composite heat shield body comprising:

a pair of generally spaced-apart heat shield side panels;

a heat shield bottom panel extending between said heat shield side panels and having a heat exposure surface;

a heat shield top panel extending between said heat shield side panels in spaced-apart relationship with respect to said heat shield bottom panel and having at least one heat shield surface; wherein said at least one heat shield surface comprises at least one drain surface; and

at least one heat shield cavity defined between said heat shield bottom panel and said heat shield top panel.

2. The heat shield of claim 1 wherein said heat shield body comprises main body portion and a tapered body portion extending from said main body portion.

3. The heat shield of claim 1 further comprising a drain inlet opening provided in said heat shield top panel.

4. The heat shield of claim 1 further comprising a pair of upper flanges extending from said heat shield side panels, respectively, beyond said at least one heat shield surface of said heat shield top panel.

5. The heat shield of claim 1 further comprising a pair of side flanges extending from said heat shield side panels, respectively.

6. The heat shield of claim 1 wherein said at least one heat shield cavity comprises a pair of heat shield cavities.

7. The heat shield of claim 1 wherein said heat exposure surface of said heat shield bottom panel has a generally concave shape.

8. A heat shield, comprising:

a ceramic composite heat shield body comprising:

a pair of generally spaced-apart heat shield side panels;

a heat shield bottom panel extending between said heat shield side panels and having a heat exposure surface;

a heat shield top panel extending between said heat shield side panels in spaced-apart relationship with respect to said heat shield bottom panel and having a pair of generally sloped top panel sections, a top panel center line extending between said top panel sections and a pair of heat shield surfaces provided on said top panel sections, respectively; and

at least one heat shield cavity defined between said heat shield bottom panel and said heat shield top panel.

9. The heat shield of claim 8 wherein said heat shield body has a generally elongated, conical shape.

10. The heat shield of claim 8 wherein said heat shield body comprises main body portion and a tapered body portion extending from said main body portion.

11. The heat shield of claim 8 further comprising a drain inlet opening provided in said heat shield top panel.

12. The heat shield of claim 8 further comprising a pair of upper flanges extending from said heat shield side panels, respectively, beyond said at least one heat shield surface of said heat shield top panel.

13. The heat shield of claim 8 further comprising a pair of side flanges extending from said heat shield side panels, respectively.

14. The heat shield of claim 8 wherein said at least one heat shield cavity comprises a pair of heat shield cavities.

15. The heat shield of claim 8 wherein said heat exposure surface of said heat shield bottom panel has a generally concave shape.

16. A heat shield, comprising:

a ceramic composite heat shield body comprising:

a pair of generally spaced-apart heat shield side panels;

a heat shield bottom panel extending between said heat shield side panels and having a heat exposure surface;

a heat shield top panel extending between said heat shield side panels in spaced-apart relationship with respect to said heat shield bottom panel and having at least one heat shield surface;

at least one heat shield cavity defined between said heat shield bottom panel and said heat shield top panel;

a drain inlet opening provided in said at least one heat shield surface of said heat shield top panel;

a drain outlet opening provided in said heat shield bottom panel; and

a drain conduit establishing communication between said drain inlet opening and said drain outlet opening.

17. The heat shield of claim 16 wherein said heat shield body has a generally elongated, conical shape.

18. The heat shield of claim 16 wherein said heat shield body comprises main body portion and a tapered body portion extending from said main body portion.

19. The heat shield of claim 16 wherein said heat exposure surface of said heat shield bottom panel has a generally concave shape.

20. A heat shield, comprising:

a generally conically-shaped ceramic composite heat shield body comprising:

a pair of generally spaced-apart heat shield side panels;

a heat shield bottom panel extending between said heat shield side panels and having a heat exposure surface;

a heat shield top panel extending between said heat shield side panels in spaced-apart relationship with respect to said heat shield bottom panel and having a pair of generally sloped top panel sections, a top panel center line extending between said top panel sections and a pair of heat shield surfaces provided on said top panel sections, respectively;

a pair of side flanges extending from said heat shield side panels, respectively;

a pair of upper flanges extending from said heat shield side panels, respectively, beyond said heat shield surfaces of said heat shield top panel;

a heat shield partition extending between said heat shield side panels between said heat shield bottom panel and said heat shield top panel;

a first heat shield cavity defined between said heat shield bottom panel and said heat shield partition;

a second heat shield cavity defined between said heat shield top panel and said heat shield partition;

a drain inlet opening provided in said heat shield surfaces of said heat shield top panel;

a drain outlet opening provided in said heat shield bottom panel; and

a drain conduit establishing communication between said drain inlet opening and said drain outlet opening.

21. A heat shield, comprising:

a ceramic composite heat shield body comprising:

a pair of generally spaced-apart heat shield side panels;

a heat shield bottom panel extending between said heat shield side panels and having a heat exposure surface; wherein said heat exposure surface of said heat shield bottom panel has a generally concave shape;

a heat shield top panel extending between said heat shield side panels in spaced-apart relationship with respect to said heat shield bottom panel and having at least one heat shield surface; and

at least one heat shield cavity defined between said heat shield bottom panel and said heat shield top panel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2008
From: ZIELINSKI, EDWARD; CONNELLY, THOMAS J.
To: BOEING COMPANY, THE
Reel/Frame 021226/0965 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 11870513 · Oct 11, 2007
Related Publication 20090098321A1 · Apr 16, 2009