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US 10,703,481 B2Granted
Conformable tank with sandwich structure walls
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsCasey Slane, Nathaniel Ching, Jin Hu, Galdemir Cezar Botura
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Abstract
A conformable tank includes a body with a plurality of composite walls formed around a cavity, and an internal support connected to one of the plurality of composite walls and positioned in the cavity. The plurality of composite walls includes a flat side wall disposed opposite a curved side wall. A first section of one of the plurality of composite walls includes an exterior facing, an interior facing, and a core positioned between the exterior facing and the interior facing.
Claims15
A conformable tank, comprising:
- a body with a plurality of exterior composite walls formed around a cavity, wherein the plurality of exterior composite walls includes a flat side wall disposed opposite a curved side wall;
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- an internal support integrally formed with one of the plurality of exterior composite walls and positioned in the cavity;
- wherein a first section of one of the plurality of exterior composite walls includes an exterior facing, an interior facing, and a core positioned between the exterior facing and the interior facing, and wherein the internal support is integrally formed with the exterior facing.
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