Aircraft access cover
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorHenry Edwards
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Abstract
A cover for covering an access port of a fuel storage structure of an aircraft, the access port is configured to allow a human operator to access an interior of a first container of the fuel storage structure. The cover comprises an inlet port configured to interface with and receive fuel from an aircraft refueling apparatus, and an outlet port fluidically connectable to the inlet port and operable to provide the fuel received at the inlet port to the interior of the first container when the cover is arranged to cover the access port.
Claims18
A cover for covering an access port of a fuel storage structure of an aircraft, the access port being configured to allow a human operator to access an interior of a first container of the fuel storage structure, the cover comprising:
- an inlet port configured to interface with and receive fuel from an aircraft refueling apparatus,
- an outlet port fluidically connectable to the inlet port and operable to provide the fuel received at the inlet port to the interior of the first container when the cover is arranged to cover the access port, and
- a second container, wherein:
- the cover and the second container are configured to be coupled to each other,
- the second container is configured to be inserted through the access port such that, when the cover is arranged to cover the access port, the second container is housed within the first container,
- the outlet port is fluidically connectable to the second container,
- the first container is configured to store a first type of fuel and the second container is configured to store a second type of fuel, and
- the inlet port is configured to receive the second type of fuel from the aircraft refueling apparatus such that the outlet port provides the second type of fuel to the second container.
An aircraft fuel storage structure comprising:
- a first container comprising an access port configured to allow a human operator to access an interior of the first container, and
- a cover for covering the access port, the cover comprising:
- an inlet port configured to interface with and receive fuel from an aircraft refueling apparatus, and
- an outlet port fluidically connectable to the inlet port and operable to provide the fuel received at the inlet port to the interior of the first container when the cover is arranged to cover the access port,
- wherein the cover is coupled to a second container configured to be arranged within the first container, the second container being fluidically connectable to the outlet port and being configured to be insertable through the access port such that, when the cover is arranged to cover the access port, the second container is housed within the first container, wherein the first container is configured to store a first type of fuel and the second container is configured to store a second type of fuel.
A cover for covering an access port of a fuel storage structure of an aircraft, the access port being configured to allow a human operator to access an interior of a first container of the fuel storage structure, the cover comprising:
- an inlet port configured to interface with and receive fuel from an aircraft refueling apparatus, and
- an outlet port fluidically connectable to the inlet port and operable to provide the fuel received at the inlet port to the interior of the first container when the cover is arranged to cover the access port,
- wherein the cover comprises a first panel and a second panel that are configured to be attached to each other such that a surface of the aircraft fuel storage structure is clamped between the first panel and the second panel when the first panel and the second panel are attached to each other, and wherein either:
- the first panel comprises the inlet port and the outlet port, and the second panel comprises an opening configured to receive the outlet port, or
- the first panel comprises the inlet port and the second panel comprises the outlet port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.