Deployable drains mast
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorTimothy Gormley
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Abstract
A deployable drains mast for draining fluids from a propulsion system is provided. The deployable drains mast includes a bordered structure. The bordered structure includes a plurality of exterior walls forming a cavity. The bordered structure further includes at least one drain opening to the cavity located at a first end of the bordered structure. The at least one drain opening configured to receive a drain line from a component of a core compartment of the propulsion system. The bordered structure further includes at least one drain exit from the cavity located at a second end of the bordered structure opposite the first end. The drain exit configured to expel the fluid.
Claims20
A deployable drains mast for draining fluids from a propulsion system, the deployable drains mast comprising:
- a bordered structure, the bordered structure comprising:
- a plurality of exterior walls forming a cavity;
- at least one drain opening to the cavity located at a first end of the bordered structure, the at least one drain opening configured to receive a drain line from a component of a core compartment of the propulsion system, the drain line configured to drain a fluid from the component;
- and
- at least one drain exit from the cavity located at a second end of the bordered structure opposite the first end, the at least one drain exit configured to expel the fluid that enters the cavity at the drain opening.
A propulsion system comprising:
- an inner fixed structure;
- and
- a deployable drains mast for draining fluids from the propulsion system, the deployable drains mast comprising:
- a bordered structure, the bordered structure comprising:
- a plurality of exterior walls forming a cavity;
- at least one drain opening to the cavity located at a first end of the bordered structure, the at least one drain opening configured to receive a drain line from a component of a core compartment of the propulsion system, the drain line configured to drain a fluid from the component;
- and
- at least one drain exit from the cavity located at a second end of the bordered structure opposite the first end, the at least one drain exit configured to expel the fluid that enters the cavity at the drain opening.
An aircraft comprising:
- a propulsion system, the propulsion system comprising:
- an inner fixed structure;
- and
- a deployable drains mast for draining fluids from the propulsion system, the deployable drains mast comprising:
- a bordered structure, the bordered structure comprising:
- a plurality of exterior walls forming a cavity;
- at least one drain opening to the cavity located at a first end of the bordered structure, the at least one drain opening configured to receive a drain line from a component of a core compartment of the propulsion system, the drain line configured to drain a fluid from the component;
- and
- at least one drain exit from the cavity located at a second end of the bordered structure opposite the first end, the at least one drain exit configured to expel the fluid that enters the cavity at the drain opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.