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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2023
Airbus Operations Sas, Toulouse, FR;
Benoît Penven, Toulouse, FR;
Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse, FR;
Abstract
A tank including interior and exterior skins separated by an intercalated zone and at least one inspection device. The inspection device includes a first orifice configured to establish communication between the interior zone of the tank and the intercalated zone via the interior skin, configured to be blocked by a first plug, a second orifice configured to establish communication between the intercalated zone and the exterior zone of the tank via the exterior skin, configured to be blocked by a second plug, the first and second orifices being aligned in a radial direction, an intercalated pipe connecting the interior and exterior skins, communicating with the first and second orifices and including a bellows configured to be deformed in the radial direction.