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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Inventors:
Matthias Hegenbart, Hamburg, DE;
Frederik Albers, Hamburg, DE;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 47/00 (2006.01); B64D 11/02 (2006.01); B64D 11/04 (2006.01); B64D 15/02 (2006.01); E03B 7/12 (2006.01); F16L 53/32 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E03B 7/12 (2013.01); B64D 11/02 (2013.01); B64D 11/04 (2013.01); B64D 15/02 (2013.01); B64D 47/00 (2013.01); F16L 53/32 (2018.01);
Abstract
A water supply system for use in an aircraft, and a method for preventing blockages in a water supply system in an aircraft. The system comprises a central water tank comprising a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, a supply conduit for permitting fluid flow from the outlet of the central water tank to a user equipment. At least a section of the supply conduit is connected and thermally coupled to an aircraft air duct so as to enable a transfer of thermal energy to the supply conduit therefrom to maintain the temperature of the water in the supply conduit above the freezing temperature thereof.