US 11,885,573 B2
Aircraft heat exchanger panel attachment
Patrick M. Hart, Newington, CT (US); William P. Stillman, Westminster, CO (US); and Russell J. Bergman, South Windsor, CT (US)
Assigned to RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed by RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US)
Filed on Jan. 9, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/094,606.
Application 18/094,606 is a division of application No. 17/139,180, filed on Dec. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,585,605.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/971,522, filed on Feb. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160641 A1, May 25, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F28D 9/02 (2006.01); F28F 3/10 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC F28D 9/02 (2013.01) [F28F 3/10 (2013.01); F28D 2021/0026 (2013.01); F28F 2215/00 (2013.01); F28F 2275/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A heat exchanger plate for providing heat transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath, the heat exchanger plate comprising:
a first face and a second face opposite the first face;
a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath;
a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and
at least one passageway along the first flowpath,
wherein:
the proximal edge is along a mounting rail;
the mounting rail has a first end and a second end;
the mounting rail has an angled shoulder at the first end; and
the mounting rail has an arcuate transition from the trailing edge to the angled shoulder.