US 12,296,973 B2
Aircraft comprising a structure, a tank and means for fastening the tank to the structure
Anthony Mertes, Toulouse (FR)
Assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS, Toulouse (FR)
Filed by Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse (FR)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,426.
Prior Publication US 2024/0116648 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 37/04 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 37/04 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft comprising:
a fuselage with a structure,
at least one tank housed in the fuselage and having a vertical longitudinal median plane, and,
for the at least one tank, fastening means which fastens the at least one tank to the structure, wherein the fastening means comprises:
a front fastening system comprising:
a front plate secured to the structure,
a first lateral connecting rod on a first side of the vertical longitudinal median plane of the at least one tank and a second lateral connecting rod on a second side of the vertical longitudinal median plane opposite the first side of the vertical longitudinal median plane, wherein each of the first and second lateral connecting rods is fastened in an articulated manner to the front plate by a first connection point and to the at least one tank by a second connection point, and
at the vertical longitudinal median plane of the at least one tank, a central connecting rod fastened in an articulated manner to the front plate by a first connection point and in an articulated manner to the at least one tank by a second connection point,
a rear fastening system comprising:
a rear plate secured to the structure, and
a rear connecting rod fastened in an articulated manner to the rear plate by a first connection point at the vertical longitudinal median plane of the at least one tank and to the at least one tank by two second connection points that are disposed on either side of the vertical longitudinal median plane of the at least one tank, and
a lateral fastening system comprising a third lateral connecting rod fastened in an articulated manner to the structure by a first connection point and to the at least one tank by a second connection point, wherein one of the first and second connection points is behind the other of the first and second connection points.