Device for opposing sloshing in a flexible tank
AssigneeEurocopter
InventorRichard Olive
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Abstract
A device (D) for opposing sloshing in a flexible tank (21) provided with a top cushion (22) and having a bottom (23) and a plurality of sides (24), the device includes at least first and second ties (1 and 2). The first and second ties (1 and 2) are secured respectively to first and second edges (221 and 222) of the cushion, with the first edge (221) being opposite from the second edge (222). The device is remarkable in that it includes main distributor elements (10) for blocking only one of the ties when the tension exerted on that tie is greater than the tension exerted on the other tie, the first and second ties (1 and 2) also being secured to the main distributor unit (10).
Claims29
A device for opposing sloshing in a flexible tank having a top cushion, a bottom, and a plurality of sides, the device comprising:
- first and second ties, each of said first and second ties having a cushion end and a distributor end wherein the cushion ends are secured respectively to first and second edges of said top cushion, said first edge being opposite the second edge, and
- main distributor means including first and second automatic winders wherein respective distributor ends of said first and second ties are fastened to one of said first and second automatic winders,
- wherein movement of said top cushion exerts a tension on said first and second ties and said main distributor means is capable of blocking movement of one of said ties when the tension exerted on that tie is greater than the tension exerted on the other tie, while allowing movement of the other tie.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.