AIRCRAFT WINDOW MEMBER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND AIRCRAFT WINDOW ASSEMBLY

• US 20100304069A1
• Filed: 02/18/2008
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
• Inventors: Okada, Katsuto, Oguri, Kazuyuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,156,539 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/38
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 1/1484 Windows B64C1/1492 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0063 by avoiding the use of electronic equipment during flight, e.g. of mobile phones or laptops
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0086 comprising a single discontinuous metallic layer on an electrically insulating supporting structure, e.g. metal grid, perforated metal foil, film, aggregated flakes, sintering
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 9/0094 being light-transmitting, e.g. transparent, translucent
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/10 Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/10 Scrim [e.g., open net or mesh, gauze, loose or open weave or knit, etc.]

Abstract

An aircraft window member excellent in durability, a method of manufacturing the same, and an aircraft window assembly are provided. The aircraft window member includes: a film made of acrylic resin; a conductive mesh which is formed on the film and in which a conductive material is formed in a mesh shape so as to have optical transparency for ensuring visibility and to have electromagnetic-wave shielding properties; and a window main body which is made of acrylic resin and to which the film on which the conductive mesh is formed is attached.

Claims

1. An aircraft window member comprising:

a film made of acrylic resin;

a conductive mesh which is formed on the film and in which a conductive material is formed in a mesh shape so as to have optical transparency for ensuring visibility and to have electromagnetic-wave shielding properties; and

a window main body which is made of acrylic resin and to which the film on which the conductive mesh is formed is attached.

2. An aircraft window member according to claim 1, wherein:

an adhesive layer is formed between the film on which the conductive mesh is formed and the window main body; and

the adhesive layer is made of urethane adhesive.

3. An aircraft window member according to claim 2, wherein the conductive mesh formed on the film is located between the film and the window main body.

4. An aircraft window member according to claim 1, wherein:

the conductive mesh is located above the window main body with the film therebetween; and

a protective layer is formed on the conductive mesh in such a manner as to provide an exposed region used for an electrical connection at an edge portion of the conductive mesh.

5. An aircraft window assembly comprising:

an aircraft window member according to claim 1; and

a window frame which holds the aircraft window member.

6. An aircraft-window-member manufacturing method comprising attaching a film that is made of acrylic resin and that holds a conductive mesh in which a conductive material is formed in a mesh shape so as to have optical transparency for ensuring visibility and to have electromagnetic-wave shielding properties, to a window main body made of acrylic resin.

7. An aircraft-window-member manufacturing method according to claim 6, wherein the film is attached to the window main body after an adhesive layer made of urethane adhesive is provided on the window main body.

8. An aircraft-window-member manufacturing method according to claim 7, wherein the film is attached to the window main body so as to locate the conductive mesh between the film and the window main body.

9. An aircraft-window-member manufacturing method according to claim 6, wherein:

the film is attached to the window main body so as to locate the conductive mesh above the window main body with the film therebetween; and

a protective layer is formed on the conductive mesh in such a manner as to provide an exposed region used for an electrical connection at an edge portion of the conductive mesh.