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US 12,486,947 B2Granted
Tank, in particular for a liquid hydrogen reservoir, provided with internal rails for putting an equipment module in place
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorDamien Guilloteau
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Abstract
A tank, in particular for a liquid hydrogen reservoir, provided with internal rails for putting an equipment module in place, includes a central portion provided with a wall, and at least one rail and preferably a plurality of rails, each of the rails being integrated in the wall of the central portion of the tank so as to be accessible from inside the tank, such rails allowing easier integration and fastening of a module comprising equipment inside the tank, so as to simplify the manufacture and assembly of the tank.
Claims9
A tank for a liquid hydrogen reservoir, said tank comprising:
- a central portion having a wall, the wall comprising at least a first elongate panel and a second elongate panel,
- at least one rail integrated in the wall between the first elongate panel and the second elongate panel of the central portion of the tank so as to be accessible from inside the tank, said rail arranged on an internal face with a slideway configured to receive at least one connecting element, said slideway allowing a translational movement of the one or more connecting elements,
- wherein each of the first and second elongate panels comprise a curved shape in cross section,
- wherein the at least one rail comprises:
- an elongate base, the elongate base connected to and between the first elongate panel and the second elongate panel;
- and
- first and second brackets extending from the base, wherein each of the first and second brackets comprises a first branch extending from the base and a second branch perpendicular to the first branch, wherein the second branches delimit a recess between the first branches and the base, and define an opening to the recess,
- wherein the elongate base comprises a curved shape in cross-section, and
- wherein the first and second elongate panels and the elongate base have a same radius of curvature.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.