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AssigneeAirbus Atlantic
InventorsPierre CARIOU, Dominique LEBAUD, Christophe BRONDY, Gregoire BAZIN
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The invention relates to a guiding device for filling a pipe (C) with a granular material in order to enable the bending thereof, the guiding device (1) comprising: a funnel (2) configured to be mounted on the first end (TEI) of the outer tube (TE); a shield member (4) configured to co-operate with an outer surface (SIe) of the inner tube (TI); a distribution member (3) configured to be mounted in the buffer volume (VT), the distribution member (3) comprising: an inner wall (31) rigidly attached to the shield member (4), an outer wall (32) rigidly attached to the funnel (2) and a plurality of linking arms (33) extending between the inner wall (31) and the outer wall (32), which linking arms define therebetween a plurality of flow passages (5) in order to homogeneously distribute the
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A guiding device for filling a pipe with a granular material in order to allow the bending thereof, the pipe being configured to be mounted in a fluid circuit of an aircraft, the pipe comprising an outer tube and an inner tube mounted in the outer tube, a buffer volume being defined between the outer tube and the inner tube, each tube extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a first end and a second end, the guiding device comprising:
A method for filling a pipe with a granular material in order to allow the bending thereof, the pipe being configured to be mounted in a fluid circuit of an aircraft, the pipe comprising an outer tube and an inner tube mounted in the outer tube, a buffer volume being defined between the outer tube and the inner tube, each tube extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a first end and a second end, the buffer volume being closed off at the level of the second ends of the tubes, the filling method comprising steps consisting in:
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