BREAK-AWAY THERMAL BLANKET JOINT

摘要

A thermal blanket system is provided on an aircraft component to protect the component, for example, from engine heat. The component has a latch half attached thereto, which is also covered by the thermal blanket system. In some scenarios, the latch half may need to be detached from the component because the latch was stuck closed. The thermal blanket system includes a portion thereof which overlaps the latch half and breaks away from the remainder of the thermal blanket system when the latch half is detached.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a structure; a latch system comprising a first latch half and a second latch half, the first latch half attached to the structure; a first portion of a thermal protection system (“TPS”) coupled to the structure; a second portion of the TPS coupled to the first latch half, the first portion of the TPS and the second portion of the TPS have a breakaway joint formed there between, wherein the breakaway joint is configured to separate in response to the first latch half being detached from the structure.