Aircraft fuel tank vent
US8936218B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/6906
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An aircraft having a dihedral wing configuration with a wing fuel tank and a vent system for ventilating the fuel tank, the vent system including a combined vent-surge tank disposed inboard of at least part of the wing fuel tank, a vent fluidically connecting the vent-surge tank to ambient, and a vent line fluidically connecting the upper part of the fuel tank to the combined vent-surge tank, wherein the vent line has its lowest point at the combined vent-surge tank.
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