Patent ID: 7690598
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: B64D

Abstract:
1. An aircraft exhaust vent assembly for venting an exhaust gas through a window opening formed in an aircraft fuselage, comprising: an enclosure connected to said aircraft fuselage and at least partially disposed within said window opening; an inlet formed in said enclosure and connectable to an exhaust gas source for directing said exhaust gas into said enclosure; an outlet formed in said enclosure for venting said exhaust gas to an exterior of said aircraft fuselage; an outlet flap connected to said enclosure for movement between a first position, wherein said outlet flap substantially seals said outlet in said enclosure when said exhaust gas is not supplied to said enclosure, and a second position, wherein said outlet flap does not seal said outlet in said enclosure to allow for venting of said exhaust gas to said exterior of said aircraft fuselage; a frame receivable in said window opening of said aircraft fuselage, said frame having a first opening and a second opening; said enclosure connected to said frame such that said outlet of said enclosure located adjacent to said first opening of said frame, wherein said first opening is in fluid communication with said outlet of said enclosure when said outlet flap is in said second position; at least one window pane disposed in said second opening; and a flag connected to said enclosure, wherein said flag is not visible from the exterior of said aircraft fuselage through said second opening of said frame when said outlet flap is in the first position, and wherein said flag is visible from the exterior of said airplane fuselage through said second opening of said frame when said outlet flap is in the second position to indicate that said outlet flap is not sealed with respect to said outlet.