Elastomeric gasket for fuel access door of an aircraft wing and a method for making the same
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F16J-015/08
B29C-043/56
B64D-037/32
B64D-047/00
B29C-043/20
F16J-015/12
B29K-305/00
B29K-075/00
B29L-009/00
B29L-031/26
출원번호
US-0085389
(2016-03-30)
등록번호
US-9751244
(2017-09-05)
발명자
/ 주소
Dry, Michael
Boyd, Matt
Boomer, Kent
Busby, Jeff
출원인 / 주소
THE PATENT WELL LLC
대리인 / 주소
Jackson walker LLP
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43
초록▼
An assembly for use on an aircraft wing having an aircraft skin and a fuel tank, the assembly comprising a metal access door for accessing the fuel tank, a metal retainer ring for engaging the wing and the access door. Fasteners removably couple the access door to the retainer ring. A lip, which may
An assembly for use on an aircraft wing having an aircraft skin and a fuel tank, the assembly comprising a metal access door for accessing the fuel tank, a metal retainer ring for engaging the wing and the access door. Fasteners removably couple the access door to the retainer ring. A lip, which may be on the wing surface, is configured to receive a perimeter of the access door when the access door is coupled to the retainer ring. A polyurethane elastomeric gel gasket having a metallic skeleton is configured to lay between the access door and a lip of the metal wing surface. Under compression, the polyurethane will deform and squeeze out the edges and flatten so as to provide metal-to-metal contact between the access door and the lip.
대표청구항▼
1. A gasket for use with two piece aircraft part assemblies, each of the pieces having generally flat inner facing mating walls and outer perimeters in a pre-compressed state comprising: a porous, partially open, flexible metallic skeleton being generally tabular in nature, the skeleton having a gen
1. A gasket for use with two piece aircraft part assemblies, each of the pieces having generally flat inner facing mating walls and outer perimeters in a pre-compressed state comprising: a porous, partially open, flexible metallic skeleton being generally tabular in nature, the skeleton having a generally flat upper surface and a generally flat lower surface, an inner perimeter and an outer perimeter; anda pliable, resilient, elastomeric, sticky, substantially air bubble free, coherent, homogeneous, silicon-free polyurethane body, substantially filling the openings of the skeleton and being generally tabular in nature, the body having a generally flat, tacky upper surface, a generally flat, tacky lower surface, an inner perimeter wall, and an outer perimeter wall; wherein the outer perimeter walls of both the skeleton and the body generally conform to the shape defined by the outer perimeters of the pieces; andwherein the gasket is adapted to lay between the mating walls of the pieces and receive compression therebetween; andwherein the skeleton has multiple separate tabular layers with the polyurethane body substantially filling the openings in the multiple layers. 2. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the multiple tabular layers are concentric. 3. The gasket of claim 2, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is woven metal. 4. The gasket of claim 2, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is knitted metal. 5. The gasket of claim 2, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is metallic fabric. 6. The gasket of claim 2, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is expanded metal. 7. The gasket of claim 2, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is chopped metal. 8. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the gasket is in an uncompressed state between about 30 and 100 mil thick. 9. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the gasket is between about 20 and 80 mil thick in a compressed state. 10. The gasket of claim 1, wherein in the compressed condition the gasket is about 40-80% of its uncompressed thickness. 11. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the pre-compression thickness of the skeleton is between about 15 and 30 mil and wherein the compression thickness of the gasket is at least pre-compression thickness of skeleton. 12. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the multiple layers comprise at least one of the following: woven metal, expanded metal, metallic mesh, or chopped metal. 13. The gasket of claim 12, wherein the at least one layer is comprised of either knitted aluminum or monel. 14. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the two pieces are any two aircraft pieces placed under compression. 15. The gasket of claim 14, wherein the two pieces are an aircraft antenna and the fuselage of an aircraft. 16. The gasket of claim 14, wherein the two pieces are a light fixture and the fuselage of an aircraft. 17. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the gasket is compressed in a range of about 1500 to about 1900 psi. 18. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the gasket is compressed to a range of about 750 to 950 psi. 19. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the multiple layers form a spiral. 20. The gasket of claim 19, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is woven metal. 21. The gasket of claim 19, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is knitted metal. 22. The gasket of claim 19, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is metallic fabric. 23. The gasket of claim 19, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is expanded metal. 24. The gasket of claim 19, wherein at least one of the tabular layers is chopped metal. 25. The gasket of claim 1, wherein the polyurethane body is configured such that, under compression, some of the polyurethane of the polyurethane body squeezes past the skeleton. 26. A method of making a gasket for use with a generally flat inner facing mating wall having an outer perimeter of a fuel access door and an opposed generally flat outward facing mating wall having an inner perimeter of a wing of an aircraft, the gasket having a porous, partially open metallic skeleton being generally tabular in nature and generally ring shaped, the skeleton having a generally flat upper surface and a generally flat lower surface, an inner perimeter wall and an outer perimeter wall; and a pliable, resilient, elastomeric, sticky, substantially air bubble free, homogeneous, coherent polyurethane body, substantially filling the openings of the skeleton and being generally tabular in nature, the body being ring shaped having a generally flat, tacky upper surface, a generally flat, tacky lower surface, an inner perimeter wall, and an outer perimeter wall; wherein the inner perimeter walls of both the skeleton and the body generally conform to the shape defined by the inner perimeter of the outward facing wall and wherein the outer perimeter walls of both the skeleton and the body generally conform to the shape defined by the outer perimeter of the fuel access door; and wherein the gasket is adapted to lay between the inner facing mating wall member and the outward facing mating wall member, the method comprising the steps of: providing a mold in the shape of the skeleton to receive the skeleton therein;selecting a polyurethane that will cure to form a sticky, pliable, resilient elastomer;pouring a pre-cured polyurethane mix of the selected polyurethane in the mold to substantially cover the skeleton;removing any air from the polyurethane mix; andallowing the polyurethane mix to cure. 27. The method of claim 26, wherein the removal step is accomplished with vacuum. 28. The method of claim 27, wherein the vacuum is applied to the mold. 29. The method of claim 27, wherein the vacuum is applied to a vacuum chamber in which the mold is placed. 30. The method of claim 26, wherein the removal step is accomplished with compression. 31. The method of claim 26, wherein, prior to the pouring step, the skeleton is subject to compression. 32. The method of claim 26, wherein the skeleton is knitted.
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