Titanium crash survivable memory unit
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1. A device comprising:
- one or more memory storage devices;
heat resistive material surrounding the memory devices;
a housing for surrounding the heat resistive material, the housing comprising a plurality of panels, wherein the panels include Titanium and at least two of the panels are fusion welded together wherein the plurality of panels includes four side panels, a fixed end panel, and a removable end panel configured to form a box housing, the fixed end panel is recessed relative to the four side panels, and wherein the fixed end panel has four tapered edges for receiving the fusion weld.
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Abstract
A high strength, light weight crash survivable memory unit (CSMU). The CSMU includes memory storage devices surrounded by a heat resistive material. A housing surrounds the heat resistive material. The housing includes a plurality of panels that include Titanium. Two or more of the panels are fusion welded together. The welding is performed at tapered outer edges of one or more of the panels.
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1. A device comprising:
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one or more memory storage devices; heat resistive material surrounding the memory devices; a housing for surrounding the heat resistive material, the housing comprising a plurality of panels, wherein the panels include Titanium and at least two of the panels are fusion welded together wherein the plurality of panels includes four side panels, a fixed end panel, and a removable end panel configured to form a box housing, the fixed end panel is recessed relative to the four side panels, and wherein the fixed end panel has four tapered edges for receiving the fusion weld. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
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6. A method for forming a housing for a crash survivable memory unit, the method comprising:
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providing six panels configured to form a box housing; machining tapered edges into at least three of the panels; and welding five of the six panels together at the location of the tapered edge, wherein the panels include Titanium wherein the step of providing the six panels includes providing four side panels, a fixed end panel, and a removable end panel configured to form the box housing, and wherein the welding step includes welding the fixed end panel at a recess relative to the four side panels, and further comprising the step of machining four tapered edges into the fixed end panel. - View Dependent Claims (7, 10, 11)
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