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Assembly for an aircraft, the assembly including a pylon and a tank containing an extinguisher fluid

US11547884B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS · FR

Inventors

Julien Cayssials · Toulouse, FR
Jean Geliot · Toulouse, FR
Adeline Soulie · Toulouse, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 16, 2020
Grant date	Jan 10, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 21, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D2045/009
WIPO fieldEnvironmental technology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An assembly for an aircraft, the assembly including a pylon with a lateral wall pierced by a window, a tank with a neck blocked by a film and carrying a first anchoring arrangement, and a fixing arrangement for fixing at least a part of the tank bearing the neck inside the pylon, a discharge pipe, and a discharge head. The head includes an explosive cartridge and a hole with a second anchoring arrangement in which discharges the discharge pipe. The discharge head is fixed inside the pylon facing the window. The explosive cartridge is designed to generate in the hole a shockwave sufficient to rupture the film. An assembly of this kind enables simple and rapid removal of the tank from and installation thereof inside the pylon.

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