Systems and methods for a protective casing

• US 9,505,550 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2014
• Issued: 11/29/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Miller, David Lowell, Kersten, Gary, Frost, Wendell A.
• Primary Examiner(s): AUGHENBAUGH, WALTER
• Application Number:
  US14/457,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20140352932A1
• Time in Patent Office: 840 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B23P 15/26 heat exchangers or the like making heat exchangers by methods covered by other subclasses B21D53/02
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 1/00 Layered products having a non-planar shape
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/02 Layer formed of wires, e.g. mesh
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 15/08 of synthetic resin
• CPC Class Codes: B65D 85/38 for delicate optical, measuring, calculating or control apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/021 specially adapted for data recorders, e.g. for flight recorders
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0213 Venting apertures; Constructional details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/4935 Heat exchanger or boiler making
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/131 Glass, ceramic, or sintered, fused, fired, or calcined metal oxide or metal carbide containing [e.g., porcelain, brick, cement, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1314 Contains fabric, fiber particle, or filament made of glass, ceramic, or sintered, fused, fired, or calcined metal oxide, or metal carbide or other inorganic compound [e.g., fiber glass, mineral fiber, sand, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1317 Multilayer [continuous layer]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1321 Polymer or resin containing [i.e., natural or synthetic]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1334 Nonself-supporting tubular film or bag [e.g., pouch, envelope, packet, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1338 Elemental metal containing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1352 Polymer or resin containing [i.e., natural or synthetic]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1355 Elemental metal containing [e.g., substrate, foil, film, coating, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1359 Three or more layers [continuous layer]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1362 Textile, fabric, cloth, or pile containing [e.g., web, net, woven, knitted, mesh, nonwoven, matted, etc.]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/1372 Randomly noninterengaged or randomly contacting fibers, filaments, particles, or flakes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/102 Woven scrim
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/15 : Including a foam layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/183 : Synthetic polymeric fiber
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/184 : Nonwoven scrim
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/195 : Including a foam layer
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/3325 : Including a foamed layer or component
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 442/3854 : Woven fabric with a preformed polymeric film or sheet

Abstract

Systems and methods for a protective casing are provided. In at least one embodiment, a protective casing includes a flexible insulation layer configured to inhibit thermal energy from conducting from an external side of the flexible insulation layer to an internal side of the flexible insulation layer. The protective casing also includes a microlattice layer abutting the internal side of the flexible insulation layer, the microlattice layer configured to distribute thermal energy that passes through the flexible insulation layer substantially throughout the microlattice layer. Further, the protective casing includes a heat absorbing material that impregnates the microlattice layer, the heat absorbing material configured to absorb the thermal energy in the microlattice layer.

Claims

1. A protective casing, the casing comprising:

a flexible insulation layer configured to inhibit thermal energy from conducting from an external side of the flexible insulation layer to an internal side of the flexible insulation layer;

a metallic microlattice layer abutting the internal side of the flexible insulation layer, the metallic microlattice layer configured to distribute thermal energy that passes through the flexible insulation layer substantially throughout the metallic microlattice layer, wherein the metallic microlattice layer comprises a layer of supporting scaffolding formed by a plurality of conjoined sections of truss elements; and

a heat absorbing material that impregnates the metallic microlattice layer, the heat absorbing material configured to absorb the thermal energy in the metallic microlattice layer.

2. The protective casing of claim 1, further comprising an outer protective layer abutting the external side of the flexible insulation layer.

3. The protective casing of claim 2, wherein the outer protective layer is configured to absorb impacts to the protective casing.

4. The protective casing of claim 2, wherein the outer protective layer is at least one of:

a textile material;

a composite material; and

a metal.

5. The protective casing of claim 1, wherein the heat absorbing material is a phase change material.

6. The protective casing of claim 1, further comprising an additional heat absorbing material that is encapsulated within the metallic microlattice layer and enveloping the protected object.

7. The protective casing of claim 1, wherein the protective casing is configured to protect an object selected from the group consisting of:

a human;

a scientific instrument;

a data recorder; and

a safe.

8. The protective casing of claim 1, wherein the flexible insulation layer is a flexible aerogel layer.