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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Eaton Limited, Titchfield, Hampshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED, Dublin, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/32 (2006.01); B64C 3/34 (2006.01); B64D 37/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/32 (2013.01); B64C 3/34 (2013.01); B64D 37/08 (2013.01); Y02T 50/44 (2013.01); Y10T 137/0379 (2015.04); Y10T 137/3133 (2015.04);
Abstract
An aircraft fuel tank system includes at least one fuel tank having a plurality of interconnected bays and a vent arranged so as to allow an inward venting of atmospheric air. The system is arranged so as to direct the inwardly vented air along a vent duct. The vent duct is arranged so as to convey the inwardly vented air to substantially each one of the interconnected bays.