IP Library Granted Patent US 11,242,822
Granted Patent B2
US 11,242,822 · App. 16/220,513 · Granted Feb 8, 2022

Structured panel with multi-panel structure(s)

Inventors: Mark R. Gurvich (Middletown, CT); Georgios S. Zafiris (Glastonbury, CT); Jeffrey A. Anderson (San Diego, CA); Jose S. Alonso-Miralles (Chula Vista, CA); Milan Mitrovic (Del Mar, CA); Terry Muy (Chula Vista, CA); George Hoehn (Oceanside, CA); Timothy Olson (La Jolla, CA)
Assignee: Rohr, Inc.
F02K1/827F02C7/24F05D2260/96
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Patent No.
US 11,242,822
App. No.
16/220,513
Granted
Feb 8, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A structured panel is provided that includes a first skin with a plurality of perforations, a second skin and a core. The core forms a plurality of cavities vertically between the first skin and the second skin. Each of the cavities is respectively fluidly coupled with one or more of the perforations. The cavities include a first cavity. An element of the core is configured with a multi-layered structure. The multi-layered structure includes a first layer and a second layer attached to the first layer. The first layer is configured with a first rib projecting into the first cavity.

Claims (55)

1. A structured panel, comprising:

a first skin with a plurality of perforations;

a second skin; and

a core forming a plurality of cavities vertically between the first skin and the second skin, each of the cavities respectively fluidly coupled with one or more of the perforations, and the cavities comprising a first cavity;

wherein an element of the core is configured with a multi-layered structure, the multi-layered structure includes a first layer and a second layer attached to the first layer, and the first layer is configured with a first rib projecting into the first cavity.

2. The structured panel of claim 1 , wherein

the core includes an array of corrugations that include a first baffle, a second baffle and a first septum;

the first cavity is formed longitudinally between the first baffle and the second baffle; and

the first septum extends from the first skin and the first baffle to the second skin and the second baffle, and the first septum divides the first cavity into fluidly coupled sub-cavities.

3. The structured panel of claim 2 , wherein the element comprises the first baffle.

4. The structured panel of claim 2 , wherein the element comprises the first septum.

5. The structured panel of claim 2 , wherein the element comprises the array of corrugations.

6. The structured panel of claim 2 , wherein

the core further includes a first wall and a second wall;

the first cavity is formed laterally between the first wall and the second wall; and

the element comprises the first wall.

7. The structured panel of claim 1 , wherein the second layer is configured with a second rib, and the first rib and the second rib are disposed on opposing sides of the multi-layered structure.

8. The structured panel of claim 7 , wherein

the core includes an array of corrugations that include a first baffle, a second baffle and a first septum;

the first cavity is formed longitudinally between the first baffle and the second baffle;

the first septum extends from the first skin and the first baffle to the second skin and the second baffle, and the first septum divides the first cavity into fluidly coupled sub-cavities;

the first rib projects into a first of the fluidly coupled sub-cavities; and

the second rib projects into a second of the fluidly coupled sub-cavities.

9. The structured panel of claim 7 , wherein

the cavities further comprises a second cavity adjacent the first cavity; and

the second rib projects into the second cavity.

10. The structured panel of claim 7 , wherein

the first rib extends along a first trajectory; and

the second rib extends along a second trajectory that is non-parallel with the first trajectory.

11. The structured panel of claim 7 , wherein

the first rib extends along a first trajectory; and

the second rib extends along a second trajectory that is parallel with the first trajectory.

12. The structured panel of claim 7 , wherein the first rib at least partially overlaps the second rib.

13. The structured panel of claim 1 , wherein the first rib is a solid first rib.

14. The structured panel of claim 1 , wherein the first rib is a hollow first rib.

15. The structured panel of claim 1 , wherein the first layer is further configured with a second rib projecting into the first cavity.

16. The panel of claim 1 , wherein

the core comprises composite material; and

the first layer and the second layer each comprise a discrete ply of fiber reinforcement.

17. The structured panel of claim 1 , wherein the panel is configured as a panel of a nacelle for an aircraft propulsion system.

18. A structured panel, comprising:

a first skin with a plurality of perforations;

a second skin; and

a core forming a plurality of cavities vertically between the first skin and the second skin, the core including an array of corrugations that include a first baffle, a second baffle and a first septum;

the cavities comprising a first cavity fluidly coupled with one or more of the perforations, the first cavity formed longitudinally between the first baffle and the second baffle; and

the first septum extending from the first baffle to the second baffle, and the first septum dividing the first cavity into fluidly coupled sub-cavities;

wherein the array of corrugations is configured with a multi-layered structure, the multi-layered structure comprises a first layer and a second layer bonded to the first layer, and the first layer is configured with a first structural reinforcement projecting into the first cavity.

19. The structured panel of claim 18 , wherein the first structural reinforcement comprises a rib.

20. A method for manufacturing a structured panel for attenuating sound, the method comprising:

providing a first skin for the panel;

providing a second skin for the panel;

providing a core for the panel; and

bonding the core to the first skin and the second skin;

wherein the core forms a plurality of cavities between the first skin and the second skin, each of the cavities is respectively fluidly coupled with one or more perforations in the first skin, and the cavities include a first cavity;

wherein an element of the core is configured with a multi-layered structure, the multi-layered structure includes a first layer and a second layer attached to the first layer, and the first layer is configured with a first structural reinforcement projecting into the first cavity.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2019
From: GURVICH, MARK R.; ZAFIRIS, GEORGIOS S.; ANDERSON, JEFFREY A.; ALONSO-MIRALLES, JOSE S.; MITROVIC, MILAN; MUY, TERRY; HOEHN, GEORGE; OLSON, TIMOTHY
To: ROHR, INC.
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