DRAG NEUTRAL VEHICLE WINDOW

A window for a vehicle includes at least one transparent pane suspendable within a frame. The transparent pane comprises a deformable material. The transparent pane defines a first surface position h1 when not subjected to a pressure differential thereacross and a second surface position h2 when sub...

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Main Authors LENCZ DAVID, DESROCHES ALEXANDRE, DERVAULT FRANCK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.10.2014
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
DOORS, WINDOWS, SHUTTERS, OR ROLLER BLINDS IN GENERAL
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FIXED OR MOVABLE CLOSURES FOR OPENINGS IN BUILDINGS, VEHICLES,FENCES OR LIKE ENCLOSURES IN GENERAL, e.g. DOORS, WINDOWS,BLINDS, GATES
HELICOPTERS
LADDERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FORVEHICLES
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILARDEVICES FOR VEHICLES
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Summary:A window for a vehicle includes at least one transparent pane suspendable within a frame. The transparent pane comprises a deformable material. The transparent pane defines a first surface position h1 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 h1 defines a reverse curvature with respect to the outside mold line. In response to the differential pressure P, the second surface position h2 includes bulging of the transparent pane by a predetermined distance h. The frame is constructed to be positioned within the vehicle such that the transparent pane presents a surface, when subjected to the pressure differential P, that is substantially consistent with the outside mold line of the vehicle.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201214364206