Cap for safely filling and closing an engine oil tank, in particular of an aircraft engine
US8042705B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF01M2011/0491
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cap, for safely filling and closing an engine oil tank, in particular of an aircraft engine, has an elongated tubular body for feeding oil into the tank; a removable cover body for closing an end portion of the tubular body; an oil feed valve located close to the end portion of the tubular body and movable between an open position, allowing oil flow into the tank, and a closed position, preventing oil outflow from the tank; a filter upstream from the oil feed valve; a dipstick for measuring the oil level in the tank, and which is housed in the tubular body and carried by the removable cover body; and a monostable valve controlled by the dipstick.
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