Life raft system for an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
InventorStefan Harms
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Abstract
A life raft system for an aircraft, comprising a storage container; an inflatable life raft that is stored in the storage container in normal operation mode, an inflation device for inflating the inflatable life raft in an emergency mode, and a control unit for activating the inflation device in the emergency mode; wherein the control unit comprises a floatable control buoy with an activation member that is operable for activating the inflation device, wherein the floatable control buoy is provided for operation at a predetermined distance remote from an associated aircraft in an emergency mode.
Claims12
A life raft system for an aircraft, comprising:
- a storage container,
- an inflatable life raft that is stored in the storage container in normal operation mode,
- an inflation device for inflating the inflatable life raft in an emergency mode, and
- a control unit for activating the inflation device in the emergency mode;
- wherein the control unit comprises a floatable control buoy with an activation member that is operable for activating the inflation device, wherein the floatable control buoy is provided for operation at a predetermined distance remote from an associated aircraft in an emergency mode,
- wherein the floatable control buoy is connected to a deployable connection line,
- wherein the length of the deployable connection line is comprised in a range from 2 m to 5 m,
- wherein the deployable connection line comprises an integrated electrical cable that is adapted for electrically connecting the activation member of the floatable control buoy to the inflation device, wherein the activation member is implemented as an electrical switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.