Device and locking of a fueling device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10717552-B2
Application number	US-201515529836-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2015
Priority date	Nov 28, 2014
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of feeding devices, in particular for feeding rockets on the ground. A feeding device ( 4 ) of the invention comprises at least two mutually complementary feeding connectors ( 5, 6 ), a breakable connection member ( 15 ) connecting these two feeding connectors ( 5, 6 ) together and presenting a breakable section ( 15 c ) between these two feeding connectors ( 5, 6 ), and a force transmission member ( 16 ) connected to said breakable section ( 15 c ) in such a manner as to transmit a breaking load thereto in order to unlock the connection between the two feeding connectors ( 5, 6 ). During unlocking, a breaking load transmitted by the force transmission member ( 16 ) thus serves to break the breakable section ( 15 c ).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A feeding device comprising at least:
two mutually complementary feeding connectors;
a breakable connection member connecting together the two mutually complementary feeding connectors and having a breakable section; and
a force transmission member connected to the breakable section of the breakable connection member so as to transmit a twisting breaking load thereto in order to unlock the connection between the two mutually complementary feeding connectors, wherein the twisting breaking load is a torque about a main axis of the breakable connection member extending from an end of the breakable connection member to another end of the breakable connection member;
wherein the main axis of the breakable connection member is offset from a central axis of the mutually complementary feeding connectors.

2. The feeding device according to claim 1 , wherein the force transmission member is a lever substantially perpendicular to the main axis of the breakable connection member.

3. The feeding device according to claim 1 , wherein the breakable connection member is hollow, forming a duct between the two mutually complementary feeding connectors.

4. The feeding device according to claim 1 , wherein the two mutually complementary feeding connectors are configured to connect together in substantially leaktight manner feeding ducts for at least one fluid.

5. The feeding device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one resilient spring arranged so as to move said two mutually complementary feeding connectors apart after the breakable connection member has broken.

6. The feeding device according to claim 1 , further comprising a traction line connected to the force transmission member.

7. An unlocking method for unlocking a feeding device, comprising a step wherein a twisting breaking load transmitted by a force transmission member breaks a breakable section of a breakable connection member, to break a connection between two mutually complementary feeding connectors of the feeding device, wherein the twisting breaking load is a torque about a main axis of the breakable connection member extending from an end of the breakable connection member to another end of the breakable connection member, wherein the main axis of the breakable connection member is offset from a central axis of the mutually complementary feeding connectors.

8. The unlocking method according to claim 7 , wherein said force transmission member is a lever substantially perpendicular to the main axis of the breakable connection member connecting two ends of the connection member together, the lever transmitting the twisting breaking load to the breakable connection member.

Assignees

• Airbus Safran Launchers Sas
• Arianegroup Sas

Inventors

• Yhuellou Olivier
• Verdier Georges
• Adam Olivier
• Barre William

Classifications

• B64G5/00 Primary

  Ground equipment for vehicles, e.g. starting towers, fuelling arrangements (B64G3/00 takes precedence) · CPC title

• F02K9/58

  Propellant feed valves · CPC title

• F02K9/566

  elements and safety devices, e.g. pressure relief valves · CPC title