US 12,135,111 B2
Hydrogen tank for aircraft
Guillermo Hernaiz Lopez, Getafe (ES); Jorge Ballestero Méndez, Getafe (ES); Jesus Javier Vazquez Castro, Getafe (ES); and Ana Fernandez Ramirez, Getafe (ES)
Assigned to Airbus Operations S.L.U., Getafe (ES)
Filed by Airbus Operations S.L.U., Getafe (ES)
Filed on Jul. 25, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/872,702.
Claims priority of application No. 21382694 (EP), filed on Jul. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0035247 A1, Feb. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. F17C 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC F17C 1/02 (2013.01) [F17C 2201/0109 (2013.01); F17C 2203/012 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0153 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0189 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hydrogen tank for aircraft, comprising:
an inner vessel configured to contain hydrogen;
first and second outer jacket domes having a semi-spherical shape and first L-shaped ends;
a first semi-cylindrical outer jacket established on top of the first and second outer jacket domes, and
a second semi-cylindrical outer jacket established in the bottom of the first and second outer jacket domes which directly contacts the first semi-cylindrical outer jacket;
wherein the first and second semi-cylindrical outer jackets combine to form a cylindrical outer jacket and comprise second L-shaped ends;
wherein the first and second L-shaped ends form L-shaped junctions to attach the first and second outer jacket domes to the first and second semi-cylindrical outer jackets; and
wherein the cylindrical outer jacket is configured to be selectively disassembled.