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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Robert E. Grip, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Aaron J. Kutzmann, Long Beach, CA (US);
Nathaniel J. Noel, North Charleston, SC (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a structurally integrated vacuum tank that includes a vacuum tank main portion extending between vacuum tank end portions. The vacuum tank main portion includes a vacuum tank skin forming a cylinder. The vacuum tank skin has a longitudinal cross section with a profile geometry configured for buckling prevention for the vacuum tank skin under external pressure loads. The vacuum tank skin is configured to provide a pressure barrier between an outside ambient pressure and a vacuum in an interior of the vacuum tank main portion. The vacuum tank main portion further includes a plurality of stiffener members coupled to surface portions of the vacuum tank skin. The vacuum tank skin and the plurality of stiffener members are configured to carry structural loads.