Method and apparatus for minimizing blast damage caused by an explosion
in aircraft cargo bay
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for minimizing blast damage caused by an explosion in aircraft cargo bay 失效
    用于最小化飞机货舱爆炸造成的爆炸破坏的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5769257A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-23

    申请号:US583470

    申请日:1996-01-05

    摘要: Method and apparatus for minimizing blast damage caused by an explosive device carried in luggage or other cargo loaded on an aircraft. A first cargo container is provided which includes a non-explosion-resistant panel. A second cargo container, also including a non-explosion-resistant panel is paired with the first container and both containers are loaded in the cargo bay such that the non-explosion-resistant panels face inboard, oppose and align with one another. The method provides a controlled venting feature whereby explosive products are vented into the adjacent container in the cargo bay of an aircraft through non-explosion-resistant panel on the inboard side of the container. The container is constructed of lightweight, high-strength materials and may be joined to a supporting structure with threaded fasteners, allowing for efficient replacement of damaged panels. The container may also incorporate edge and corner joint designs that exceed panel strength and will not fail under reasonable probable blast pressures, yet require no special manufacturing or maintenance techniques.

    摘要翻译: 用于最小化由装在飞机上的行李或其他货物中携带的爆炸装置引起的爆炸破坏的方法和装置。 提供了包括非防爆面板的第一货物集装箱。 另外还包括一个非防爆面板的第二个货物集装箱与第一个集装箱配对,两个集装箱都装载在货舱中,使得防爆板面向内侧相对并相互对齐。 该方法提供了一种受控的排气功能,其中爆炸产品通过在容器的内侧上的非防爆面板排放到飞机的货舱中的相邻容器中。 容器由轻质的高强度材料构成,并且可以通过螺纹紧固件连接到支撑结构上,从而有效地更换损坏的板。 容器还可以包括超过面板强度的边缘和角接头设计,并且在合理的可能的鼓风压力下不会失效,但不需要特殊的制造或维护技术。

    Explosion resistant assembly including mutually engageable flanges
    2.
    发明授权
    Explosion resistant assembly including mutually engageable flanges 失效
    防爆组件包括相互接合的法兰

    公开(公告)号:US6089398A

    公开(公告)日:2000-07-18

    申请号:US121916

    申请日:1998-07-24

    摘要: This lightweight explosion-mitigating assembly includes at least a containment structure and a door. The containment structure and door each include at least one set of engagement flanges. The flanges are movable between an interlocking arrangement and a non-interlocking arrangement. In the non-interlocking arrangement, the flanges are sufficiently relatively operatively free from each other to permit movement of the door relative to the containment structure between open and closed positions. On the other hand, in the interlocking arrangement, the door is in the closed position and the flanges are both mutually engageable and slidable relative to each other into mutual engagement and out of mutual engagement. When mutually engaged, the containment-structure flange and the door flange are not pivotal relative to each other between the interlocking and non-interlocking arrangements, yet sliding movement of the flanges relative to each other out of mutual engagement permits at least one of the containment-structure flange and the door flange to be moved relative to each other between the interlocking and non-interlocking arrangements. This structure may be lightweight, especially when elongated flanges are used, and does not rely on the bending stiffness of the structure to mitigate explosive forces.

    摘要翻译: 这种轻质的防爆装置至少包括一个遏制结构和一个门。 容纳结构和门每个包括至少一组接合凸缘。 凸缘可在互锁装置和非互锁装置之间移动。 在非互锁配置中,凸缘足够相对地操作地彼此相对地移动,以允许门在打开位置和闭合位置之间相对于容纳结构移动。 另一方面,在互锁装置中,门处于关闭位置,并且凸缘彼此相互接合和相互滑动,以相互接合和相互接合。 当相互接合时,容纳结构凸缘和门凸缘在互锁和非互锁装置之间不相对于彼此枢转,但是凸缘相互之间的相互啮合的滑动运动允许至少一个容纳件 结构法兰和门法兰在互锁和非互锁装置之间相对于彼此移动。 这种结构可以是轻质的,特别是当使用细长的凸缘时,并且不依赖于结构的弯曲刚度来减轻爆炸力。