B - Operations – Transporting – 64 – F
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
64
F
B64F 1/28 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2608006
A method and apparatus for defueling an aircraft. The apparatus includes a defueling fitting comprising one or more structural connectors, which may include one or more suction cups. The suction cups are disposed in a mount. The suction cups may be raised from a surface in the mount and arranged in a non-circular pattern to facilitate connection to contoured surfaces. An actuator assembly may be attached to the mount for opening an aircraft defueling valve. The suction cups may be operatively connected to a vacuum source to connect the defueling fitting to an aircraft body, with the actuator assembly positioned at the aircraft defueling valve. The defueling fitting facilitates safe and convenient defueling of aircraft, even aircraft with significantly contoured surfaces.
L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil destinés à la reprise carburant d'un aéronef. Cet appareil comprend une garniture de reprise carburant comportant un ou plusieurs raccords structuraux, pouvant comprendre une ou plusieurs ventouses. Ces ventouses sont disposées sur un support. Les ventouses peuvent être levées à partir d'une surface du support et disposées selon un agencement non circulaire afin de faciliter le raccordement aux surfaces profilées. Un mécanisme d'actionnement peut être fixé au support pour ouvrir un robinet de reprise carburant. Les ventouses peuvent être raccordées de manière fonctionnelle à une source de vide pour raccorder la garniture de reprise carburant à un fuselage d'avion, le mécanisme d'actionnement étant positionné au niveau du robinet de reprise carburant. La garniture de reprise carburant permet de sécuriser et de faciliter la reprise carburant de l'aéronef, y compris lorsque l'aéronef possède des surfaces sensiblement profilées.
Oyen Wiggs Green & Mutala Llp
Spokane Industries Inc.
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