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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Inventors:
Frank Schneider, Hamburg, DE;
Frederik Albers, Ahlerstedt, DE;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 88/54 (2006.01); B65D 90/32 (2006.01); F16K 3/03 (2006.01); F16K 17/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 90/32 (2013.01); F16K 3/03 (2013.01); F16K 17/19 (2013.01); F16K 2200/202 (2021.08);
Abstract
A water tank for operation in an aircraft includes a rigid tank shell, and a pressure compensation mechanism to equalize a pressure inside of the rigid tank shell with an environment. The pressure compensation mechanism includes a shutoff member to move between a closed position, a first open position allowing air to enter the rigid tank shell and a second open position allowing air to leave the rigid tank shell.