Heating Cable Routing for Anti-Icing Cassettes
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1. An anti-icing cassette, the cassette comprising:
- a panel;
a plurality of channel segments arranged on an underside of the panel; and
a heating cable routed through the plurality of channel segments and arranged in a concentric manner, including an outer loop adjacent an outer perimeter of the panel and at least one concentric inner loop inside the outer loop.
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Abstract
A system and method of heating cable routing for anti-icing cassettes is provided. An anti-icing cassette includes a panel, a plurality of channel segments arranged on an underside of the panel, and a heating cable routed through the plurality of channel segments and arranged in a concentric manner, including an outer loop and at least one concentric inner loop inside the outer loop.
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20 Claims
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1. An anti-icing cassette, the cassette comprising:
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a panel; a plurality of channel segments arranged on an underside of the panel; and a heating cable routed through the plurality of channel segments and arranged in a concentric manner, including an outer loop adjacent an outer perimeter of the panel and at least one concentric inner loop inside the outer loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An anti-icing cassette, the cassette comprising:
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a panel; a plurality of channel segments arranged on an underside of the panel, the plurality of channel segments including a first channel segment parallel to a first section of a perimeter of the panel and a second channel segment parallel to a second section of the perimeter; and a first heating cable routed through the plurality of channel segments and arranged in a concentric manner, the first heating cable defining a bend portion between the first and second channel segment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of routing a heating cable on an underside of an anti-icing cassette, the method comprising:
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routing the heating cable through a first plurality of channel segments coupled to the underside of the anti-icing cassette to form an outer loop adjacent to a perimeter the anti-icing cassette; routing the heating cable through a second plurality of channel segments coupled to the underside of the anti-icing cassette to form an inner concentric loop inside the outer loop; and terminating the heating cable at a location inside the outer loop. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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