Water-inflow prevention device of aircraft, air pressure regulating valve for aircraft, and aircraft

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9969498-B2
Application number	US-201615357131-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 21, 2016
Priority date	Jul 12, 2012
Publication date	May 15, 2018
Grant date	May 15, 2018

Abstract

A water-inflow prevention device is provided by installing a closing lid 6 for blocking a duct 2 of an air pressure regulating valve 1 , which regulates air pressure inside a cabin 101 . A buoyant body 9 is attached to the disc-shaped closing lid 6 installed to the duct 2 so as to be rotatable around a rotation shaft 7 . The buoyant body 9 receives a buoyant force from water when immersed in the water. Since the side of the closing lid 6 in which the buoyant body 9 is attached is thereby floated in the water, the closing lid 6 automatically rotates around the rotation shaft 7 so as to close a ventilation port 2 a.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A water-inflow prevention device of an aircraft for preventing water inflow from an air pressure regulating valve in an occasion when the aircraft lands on water,
the air pressure regulating valve being provided in the aircraft to regulate air pressure inside a cabin, and comprising a vent passage for connecting an inside and outside of the aircraft; and a valve body installed in an inside of the vent passage,
wherein the air pressure regulating valve is rendered to be an obstacle with respect to the water inflow without being operated by a pilot of the aircraft, and
wherein the obstacle moves when the aircraft lands on water, and blocks the vent passage.

2. The water-inflow prevention device according to claim 1 , wherein the obstacle comprises a lid body that blocks the vent passage through a rotational motion or an upward motion by a buoyant force applied thereto.

3. The water-inflow prevention device according to claim 1 , wherein the obstacle blocks the vent passage by expanding when absorbing water or when supplied with gas into its inside.

4. The water-inflow prevention device according to claim 1 , wherein the obstacle comprises the valve body of the air pressure regulating valve that blocks the vent passage by moving when the aircraft lands on water.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp

Inventors

• Kawano Shingo
• Mashio Tomoka
• Urano Akitaka
• Hagino Shuichi

Classifications

• B64D13/02 Primary

  the air being pressurised · CPC title

• B64D25/00 Primary

  Emergency apparatus or devices, not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• F16K31/30

  actuating a gate valve or sliding valve · CPC title

• F16K31/001

  actuated by volume variations caused by an element soluble in a fluid or swelling in contact with a fluid (life-boats B63C9/24) · CPC title

• B64C2001/009

  comprising decompression panels or valves for pressure equalisation in fuselages or floors · CPC title