Canister system for air separation module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9855544-B2
Application number	US-201414587265-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 31, 2014
Priority date	Dec 31, 2014
Publication date	Jan 2, 2018
Grant date	Jan 2, 2018

Abstract

An air separation module including a canister defining an interior chamber and having a first port at a first end and a second port at a second end, the canister configured to permit fluid to pass from the first port to the second port through the interior chamber, a first end cap located proximal to the first end of the canister and configured to releasably retain the first end of the canister, a second end cap located proximal to the second end of the canister and configured to releasably retain the second end of the canister, and a collar movably configured on the second end of the canister and configured to move from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position defines an engagement between the collar and the second end cap, and the second position defines a disengagement between the collar and the second end cap.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An air separation module for an aircraft comprising:
a canister defining an interior chamber and having a first port at a first end and a second port at a second end, the canister configured to permit fluid to pass from the first port to the second port through the interior chamber, wherein the interior chamber is arranged to separate the fluid passing therethrough into component parts;
a first end cap located proximal to the first end of the canister and configured to releasably retain the first end of the canister, the first end cap defining a fluid path therethrough, the first end cap mountable to a first part of the aircraft;
a second end cap located proximal to the second end of the canister and configured to releasably retain the second end of the canister, the second end cap defining a fluid path therethrough, the first end cap mountable to a second part of the aircraft; and
a slidable collar movably configured on the second end of the canister and configured to slide from a first position to a second position, wherein the first position defines an engagement between the slidable collar and the second end cap, and the second position defines a disengagement between the slidable collar and the second end cap such that the canister may be removed from retention between the first and second end caps, and thus removable from the aircraft.

2. The air separation module of claim 1 , further comprising a transfer tube extending through and removably attached to the first end cap, the transfer tube configured to connect the fluid path of the first end cap to the interior chamber of the canister.

3. The air separation module of claim 1 , further comprising a transfer tube extending through and removably attached to the second end cap, the transfer tube configured to connect the fluid path of the second end cap to the interior chamber of the canister.

4. The air separation module of claim 1 , further comprising a locking mechanism configured to lock the slidable collar to the second end cap in the first position.

5. The air separation module of claim 1 , wherein the first end cap and the second end cap each include one or more structural attachment points arranged to attach to the first and second parts of the aircraft, respectively.

6. The air separation module of claim 5 , wherein the one or more structural attachment points comprise one or more vibration isolators.

7. The air separation module of claim 1 , further comprising one or more ducting elements configured to connect at least one of the first and second end caps to an air source, wherein the air source supplies the fluid into the interior chamber of the canister.

8. The air separation module of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the one or more ducting elements are configured to removably attach to a structure of the aircraft.

Assignees

• Hamilton Sundstrand Corp

Inventors

• Peacos Iii Frederick
• Rekow Corey E

Classifications

• B64D37/32 Primary

  Safety measures not otherwise provided for, e.g. preventing explosive conditions · CPC title

• B01J2219/24

  Stationary reactors without moving elements inside · CPC title

• B01J2219/00245

  Avoiding undesirable reactions or side-effects · CPC title

• B01J19/24 Primary

  Stationary reactors without moving elements inside (B01J19/08, B01J19/26 take precedence; with stationary particles B01J8/02) · CPC title

• B64D2013/0677

  comprising on board oxygen generator systems · CPC title