US 12,065,259 B2
Fluid tank for integration into a structure of an unmanned aircraft
Borja Sanz Lopez, Taufkirchen (DE); Clemens Brand, Taufkirchen (DE); Michael Jost, Taufkirchen (DE); Winfried Lohmiller, Taufkirchen (DE); Georg Söllinger, Aistersheim (AT); Dieter Grebner, Linz (AT); and Oliver Motlik, Bad Ischl (AT)
Assigned to Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Taufkirchen (DE)
Appl. No. 17/765,152
Filed by Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Taufkirchen (DE)
PCT Filed Sep. 30, 2020, PCT No. PCT/DE2020/200082
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/063457, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 8, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102019126287.9 (DE), filed on Sep. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0388658 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 37/22 (2006.01); B64D 37/30 (2006.01); B64U 50/32 (2023.01); H01M 8/0656 (2016.01); H01M 8/18 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 37/22 (2013.01) [B64D 37/30 (2013.01); B64U 50/32 (2023.01); H01M 8/0656 (2013.01); H01M 8/18 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid tank for integration into a structure of an unmanned aircraft, comprising:
a shell having a first axial wall, an oppositely arranged second axial wall, an upper side, a lower side, and an enclosed interior,
at least one receiving chamber in the enclosed interior for storing fluid,
a collection chamber arranged on the lower side and fluidically connected to the at least one receiving chamber; and
at least one baffle running transversely to an axial direction of the fluid tank, wherein the at least one baffle comprises at least one upper inflow opening,
wherein the collection chamber has a bottom surface, through which there extends a drain,
wherein a covering surface is arranged above the bottom surface and covers at least a portion of the collection chamber,
wherein the collection chamber is arranged centrally in a longitudinally axial direction between the first axial wall and the second axial wall,
wherein the at least one receiving chamber comprises a first receiving chamber adjoining the first axial wall axially, and a second receiving chamber adjoining the second axial wall axially.