Patent ID: 11885261
Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B  F

Claim 5:
6. An ice accumulation and shedding mitigation device in combination with a sensor installed in a stream of air entering an aircraft engine, the device comprising:
a base directly attachable to a casing conveying the stream of air;
a first wedge-shaped blade directly attached to the base, the first wedge-shaped blade having two faces meeting at a first leading edge oriented to face the stream of air, the first wedge-shaped blade being positioned entirely in front of a housing of the sensor; and
a second wedge-shaped blade having a second leading edge oriented to face the stream of air, the second leading edge extending transversely to the first leading edge.