US 12,168,567 B2
Tank comprising a capture device operating independently of the inclination of the tank, aircraft comprising at least one such tank
Vincent Foix, Toulouse (FR)
Assigned to Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse (FR)
Filed by Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse (FR)
Filed on May 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/311,310.
Claims priority of application No. 2204283 (FR), filed on May 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356926 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B65D 88/54 (2006.01); B64D 37/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65D 88/54 (2013.01) [B64D 37/04 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tank configured to store a liquid, comprising:
at least one chamber comprising a bottom which extends between first and second ends,
at least one capture device comprising at least one line positioned on the bottom or in a vicinity thereof, each line having a lower face oriented toward the bottom of the chamber and an upper face opposite to the lower face,
wherein the capture device comprises at least a first portion of the line in a vicinity of the first end and at least a second portion of line in a vicinity of the second end, each of the first and second portions comprising at least one orifice situated on the upper face of the line, and
wherein the capture device comprises, for each orifice, a floating shut-off device that is movable between an open position in which the floating shut-off device is spaced apart from the orifice and a closed position in which the floating shut-off device shuts off the orifice, the floating shut-off device having a density lower than that of the liquid stored in the tank.