Structural cooling system for an aircraft

US12202619B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS (S.A.S.) · FR

Inventors

• Kristian Zimmermann · Schweinhub, DE
• Christian Metzner · Schweinhub, DE
• Uwe Beier · Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn, DE
• Jorge Alejandro Carretero Benignos · Schweinhub, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2023
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2025
• Expiry date: Jul 28, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D33/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A component for an aircraft and an aircraft with such component. The component includes a heat source enclosed by a housing, heat exchanger, heat sink, at least one structural suspension element, and an air duct. Each structural suspension element is attached to an inner surface of the housing and supports one or more of the heat source within the housing. The heat sink is part of the housing and configured to guide air from an inside of the housing an outside of the housing. Each heat exchanger is thermally coupled to the heat source. Each heat exchanger is fluidly connected to the heat sink via an inlet line and a return line for a coolant. The air duct is configured to guide ambient air from the outside through the housing, past each of the at least one structural suspension element, and through the heat sink out of the housing.