Drainage system
US9809298B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C1/1453
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is provided a drainage system of an aircraft which discharges moisture having entered inside horizontal tails, which are structures of an airframe of an aircraft, toward the rear end of a fuselage, the drainage system including: a drainage channel which includes an introduction end and a discharge end, and by a capillary action delivers moisture introduced from the introduction end toward the discharge end; and a heater which heats and dries the moisture delivered through the drainage channel. The drainage channel of the present invention is preferably composed of a paper drainage material. It is also preferable that the introduction end of the drainage channel is provided in a lowermost region in the vertical direction within an area in which moisture can accumulate inside the horizontal tails while the aircraft is parked.
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