Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel tank valve
- Patent Title (中): 燃油箱阀
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Application No.: US12097287Application Date: 2006-12-14
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Publication No.: US08356616B2Publication Date: 2013-01-22
- Inventor: Alistair David Richfield Wyatt
- Applicant: Alistair David Richfield Wyatt
- Applicant Address: GB Bristol
- Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
- Current Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Bristol
- Agency: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner LLP
- Priority: GB0526207.6 20051222
- International Application: PCT/GB2006/004672 WO 20061214
- International Announcement: WO2007/071932 WO 20070628
- Main IPC: F16K1/44
- IPC: F16K1/44 ; B64D37/20

Abstract:
Some water drain valves tend to fill with water which may freeze, thereby jamming the valve. This invention provides an aircraft water drain valve comprising a passageway, a shaft, a first sealing member and a second sealing member. The shaft is moveable between an open position in which the first and second sealing members are arranged to allow free passage of fluid through the passageway, and a closed position in which both the first and second sealing members are arranged to prevent free passage of fluid through the passageway thereby preventing ingress of fluid into the region between the first and second sealing members. Thus water may be hindered from collecting and freezing in the part of the valve close to the cold wall of the fuel tank.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080315038A1 Fuel Tank Valve Public/Granted day:2008-12-25
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