Self-draining tank
US3984051A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 1975 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/4021
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tank for liquid drainable towards an outlet is disclosed which may be u in appliances where the action of gravity is neutralized such as in artificial satellites. The tank comprises a casing and inside said casing a porous retention material in contact with the inner surface of the casing and designed as a structure with compartments, the sections of the compartments decreasing in size in the direction towards the tank outlet and the dimensions of the pores decreasing in the said direction.
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