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A window (38) for a vehicle includes at least one transparent pane (42, 44) suspendable within a frame (40). The transparent pane (42, 44) comprises a deformable material. The transparent pane (42, 44) defines a first surface position hi when not subjected to a pressure differential thereacross and...

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Main Authors LENCZ DAVID, DESROCHES ALEXANDRE, DERVAULT FRANCK
Format Patent
LanguageChinese
English
Published 03.12.2014
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A window (38) for a vehicle includes at least one transparent pane (42, 44) suspendable within a frame (40). The transparent pane (42, 44) comprises a deformable material. The transparent pane (42, 44) defines a first surface position hi when not subjected to a pressure differential thereacross and a second surface position h2 when subject to the differential pressure thereacross. The first and second surface positions are defined with reference to an outside mold line. The first surface position hi defines a reverse curvature with respect to the outside mold line. In response to the differential pressure DeltaRho, the second surface position h2 includes bulging of the transparent pane by a predetermined distance Deltah. The frame (40) is constructed to be positioned within the vehicle such that the transparent pane (42, 44) presents a surface, when subjected to the pressure differential DeltaRho, that is substantially consistent with the outside mold line of the vehicle.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201280063882