Aircraft safety device
US-2015232193-A1 · Aug 20, 2015 · US
Vent for an aircraft wing fuel tank
US9346554B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9346554-B2 |
| Application number | US-201314387087-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Publication date | May 24, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2016 |
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An aircraft fuel tank vent opening having a liquid separation nozzle, the liquid separation nozzle and the opening dimensioned such that migration across the liquid separation nozzle to the underside of a wing, of fuel escaping from the vent opening, is inhibited during normal operating conditions.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An aircraft wing having a fuel tank vent, the vent terminating at an opening in a wing surface, the fuel tank vent having a liquid separation nozzle, the liquid separation nozzle extending from an inside surface of the fuel tank vent at a position inward of the opening, and terminating substantially in line with the opening, a gap being defined between the nozzle and the opening such that migration of fuel escaping from the vent from the liquid separation nozzle to the wing surface, is inhibited. 2. The aircraft wing of claim 1 wherein the wing surface is the lower wing surface. 3. The aircraft wing of claim 1 , wherein the vent opening is a NACA duct. 4. The aircraft wing of claim 1 , wherein the vent opening has an inside surface, the lower surface of the wing has an inboard side, the inboard side featuring an anti-ice slope, wherein the junction of the inside surface of the vent opening and the anti-ice slope is separated from the liquid separation nozzle by at least 10 mm. 5. The aircraft wing of claim 1 , wherein the vent opening has an inside surface, the lower surface of the wing has an outboard side, the outboard side featuring an anti-ice curve, wherein a tangent to the junction of the inside surface of the vent opening and the anti-ice curve presents an angle of 20 degrees to a line drawn perpendicular to the end of the liquid separation nozzle. 6. The aircraft wing of claim 1 , wherein the liquid separation nozzle of the vent opening has a depth of 15 mm.
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- What does patent US9346554B2 cover?
- An aircraft fuel tank vent opening having a liquid separation nozzle, the liquid separation nozzle and the opening dimensioned such that migration across the liquid separation nozzle to the underside of a wing, of fuel escaping from the vent opening, is inhibited during normal operating conditions.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Airbus Operations Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B64D37/00. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
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- Publication date Tue May 24 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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