Patent · US Expired

Liquid circuit reservoir

US6394123B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by

3References

1Claims

0Family size

Assignee

TECHSPACE AERO · BE

Inventors

Philippe Menu · Herstal, BE
Alain Pascal Jacques Hemmer · Brussels, BE
Albert Cornet · Verviers, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 30, 2000
Grant date	May 28, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 30, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/86324
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A reservoir for a liquid circuit has a partition dividing it into an upper chamber and a bottom chamber from which liquid is drawn via an outlet conduit. An inlet conduit for returning liquid to the reservoir opens into a deaerator which is mounted on the partition so that the liquid is returned into the bottom chamber and the separated gas is discharged through a degassing orifice which opens into the upper chamber. The deaerator is provided with a valve which closes the degassing orifice when the reservoir is inverted or subjected or negative gravity, thus ensuring the continuing supply of liquid to the circuit under all operating conditions.

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