WO1994014652A1 - Vehicule-citerne d'aeroport - Google Patents

Vehicule-citerne d'aeroport Download PDF

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WO1994014652A1
WO1994014652A1 PCT/FI1993/000559 FI9300559W WO9414652A1 WO 1994014652 A1 WO1994014652 A1 WO 1994014652A1 FI 9300559 W FI9300559 W FI 9300559W WO 9414652 A1 WO9414652 A1 WO 9414652A1
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Martti Sinkkonen
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Eurotank Oy
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64F—GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B64F1/00—Ground or aircraft-carrier-deck installations
    • B64F1/28—Liquid-handling installations specially adapted for fuelling stationary aircraft

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  • the invention relates to a tanker for airport use, the tanker having a frame arranged on top of front and rear axle arrangements, the frame being formed by a tank, a cab, a pump unit for conveying fuel, a lifter unit with a cage, controls for controlling the lifter unit and the pump unit, and fuel delivery hoses for connecting the pump unit to the fuel tank of an air- craft.
  • Tankers conventionally used at airports for tanking up aircraft have been developed from tanker frames designed for road traffic, tanking equipment and lifters being arranged therein afterwards. The overall structure is then rather clumsy and seldom practical at an airport.
  • the cage of an articulated lifter is conven ⁇ tionally located at the rear of the tanker.
  • the person filling the fuel tanks of an aircraft usually the driver of the tanker - has to be in the cage so that his working plane is suitable for filling the tanks of the aircraft.
  • the driver has a long way from the cage to the cab of the tanker. Since the movements of the cage are also very slow, it takes the driver a long time to move from the lifter unit in a tanking position to the cab of the tanker in case of danger to drive the tanker away from the vicinity of the aircraft.
  • aircraft fuel tanks are filled by a separate tanker, whereby the hoses used for conveying fuel from the fixed fuel delivery network to the aircraft tanks are transported in the tanker.
  • the aircraft are usually filled after the flight to what is known as a stand-by state.
  • the fuel tanks of the aircraft may contain too much fuel, whereby the excess fuel has to be removed from the tanks by means of a tanker specifically designed for the purpose. Consequently, even at relatively small airports three different types of tankers have be used in tanking, whereby the purchase price for different tanking equip ⁇ ment can be very high, and the maintenance costs are also quite high.
  • the object of the present invention is to remove the above defects and to improve the safety at the airport even under difficult tanking conditions. It is essential of the invention that the lifter unit is arranged immediately behind the cab, between the cab and the tank, that the lifter unit with the cage and the controls are protected by a member that can be opened or closed in conjunction with the filling of the air ⁇ craft fuel tanks.
  • An essential idea of the invention is that the lifter unit is arranged between the cab and the fuel tank, whereby it is easy for the driver to move from the lifter unit to the cab and vice versa. In the immediate vicinity of the lifter unit are the ends of the fuel delivery hoses, whereby they are easy to move and con- nect to the fuel tanks of the aircraft.
  • Another essen ⁇ tial idea of the invention is that the lifter unit is protected by a rolling door, which in a closed position protects the lifter unit and the pump unit from dirt and, in winter, snow, when the lifter unit is not in use.
  • the lower part of the rolling door also serves as a wall to the cage of the lifter unit.
  • a safety switch which allows moving of the cage only when the safety circuit is switched on.
  • the cab has a sunroof above the driver's head, the driver seeing the exact position of the tanker in relation to the wing of the aircraft through the sunroof, thereby being capable of positioning the tanker below the wing in a manner desired.
  • the pump system of the tanker can be con ⁇ nected to the fixed fuel delivery network underneath the airport, whereby a separate vehicle for tanking or transportation of equipment is not needed. Further, the pump system of the tanker is arranged to operate such that it can also remove excess fuel from the wing of the aircraft.
  • An essential advantage of the invention is that all the tasks of the three different types of tankers can be carried out by means of one tanker, whereby the different tanker solutions required by different fuel delivery systems become unnecessary.
  • arrangement of a pump unit between the cab and the tank together with a lifter unit makes it possible to use a transportation tank that is larger in volume.
  • the solution also significantly improves the safety at the airport since it is possible for the driver to move fast from the lifter unit to the cab of the tanker and to drive the tanker away from the danger zone.
  • the closeable rolling doors protect the lifter unit and the reeling and pumping mechanisms of the fuel delivery hoses. The lifter unit is thus kept clean and the gauges arranged therein are well protected when the tanker is in motion.
  • Fig. 1 shows a tanker according to the inven- tion with the upper portion of the protective door of the lifter unit in an open position
  • Figs. 2a-2c show by way of example different ways of tanking an aircraft and illustrate the operation of the lifter unit.
  • Fig. 1 shows a schematic view of a tanker 1, comprising a load-bearing tank 2 forming a frame, a motor 3 and a hydrostatic power transmission system 4. Said power transmission system 4 is connected to a rear axle arrangement 5. The wheels attached to a front axle arrangement 6 pivot, whereby the tanker 1 can be steered from a cab 7. Between the cab 7 and the tank 2 is arranged a fuel pump unit 8 and a lifter unit 9 with a cage 10. The front wall of the cage 10 is formed by a lower part lib of the rolling door. An upper part 11a of the rolling door is inserted into the upper part of the tanker.
  • Fig. 1 also shows controls 13 for the lifter unit 9 and the pump unit 8. The controls 13 can be implemented such that the lifter unit and the pump unit 8 are remote-controllable.
  • a safety switch which switches the safety circuit on when the rolling door lib is lifted to a position where it forms the front wall of the cage 10. Only after the safety circuit has been switched on is it possible to move the cage 10 upward or downward by the lifting means of the lifter unit 9.
  • the actuator effecting the sideward movement may be a hydraulic or pneumatic plunger case solution or an electric motor connected to a gear rack, whereby the sideward position of the cage 10 can be defined with sufficient accuracy.
  • Figs. 2a, 2b and 2c show different ways of filling the fuel tanks of an aircraft or removing the excess fuel from the tanks.
  • Fig. 2a shows a wing 15 of an aircraft in which a fuel tank is arranged. Since the wing is sufficiently low, the driver 16 of the tanker is able to tank up the aircraft, and the fuel delivery hose 12a can be easily connected to the fuel tank of the wing 15 from the ground.
  • Fig. 2a also shows a cross- sectional view of the tanker according to the invention, the cage 10 being lowered by the lifter unit 9 to the ground level.
  • the Fig. also shows a reel 17 from which the fuel delivery hoses 12a can be unwound and on which they can be stored after tanking.
  • Fig. 2b shows a wing 15' of a larger aircraft, the wing being considerably higher than the tanker.
  • the driver 16 mounts the cage 10 and closes the lower part lib of the rolling door such that the safety switch switches the safety circuit on and allows the use of the lifter unit 9. After this, the driver 16 may lift the cage 10 and thereby the fuel delivery hose 12a.
  • the driver 16 may adjust his position by moving the cage 10 along the rails 14 sideways of the tanker 1. Having positioned the cage 10 suitably for tanking, he may connect the fuel delivery hose 12a to the filling hole of the fuel tank in the wing 15'.
  • Fig. 2c shows a situation where the driver 16 has connected the fuel hose 12a to the fuel tank of a wing 15' '.
  • the driver 16 since the driver 16 has not con- sidered the working situation safe, he has lowered him ⁇ self back to the ground level by the lifter unit 9 and operates the pump unit 8 by the detachable controls 13 for the lifter unit 9 and the pump unit 8. The driver 16 is thus better protected during the tanking.
  • the Figs, and their description are to be understood only as illustrating the idea of the inven ⁇ tion.
  • a tanker can be connected to a fuel delivery network underneath an airport in many different ways, e.g. by means of separate delivery hoses which can be easily transported to the tanking place in the tanker 1.
  • fuel delivery of a pump unit can be defined such that a fuel tank of an aircraft can be filled from a container of a tanker if desired, or alternatively from a fuel delivery network underneath the airport. Also, the fuel flow direction can be altered, whereby a fuel tank of a wing can be emptied either to a tank or to a fuel network underneath the airport.
  • the tanker according to the invention may vary in its details within the scope of the claims.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un véhicule-citerne (1) constitué d'un organe de pompage (6) et d'un dispositif de levage (9) installé entre une cabine (7) et une citerne (2) de manière à permettre le ravitaillement en carburant d'aéronefs. Le dispositif de levage (9) sert à ajuster le plan de travail du chauffeur pour le ravitaillement. Par ailleurs, la cage (10) contient des commandes (13) utilisables à distance pour l'organe de pompage (8) et le dispositif de levage (9).
PCT/FI1993/000559 1992-12-28 1993-12-28 Vehicule-citerne d'aeroport Ceased WO1994014652A1 (fr)

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AU58164/94A AU5816494A (en) 1992-12-28 1993-12-28 A tanker for airport use

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FI925900A FI925900A7 (fi) 1992-12-28 1992-12-28 Lentokenttäkäyttöön tarkoitettu säiliöauto
FI925900 1992-12-28

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US7376495B2 (en) 2004-01-20 2008-05-20 Varec, Inc. Fuel information messaging system
US8055526B2 (en) 2006-09-08 2011-11-08 Varec, Inc. Method for the automated dispatch of fueling operations
WO2020249335A1 (fr) * 2019-06-11 2020-12-17 Groupe Pourprix Vehicule citerne avitailleur
CN115743583A (zh) * 2022-11-27 2023-03-07 中国飞行试验研究院 一种直升机快速燃油补给系统及加油方法

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GB1158920A (en) * 1966-12-17 1969-07-23 Eagle Eng Co Ltd Improvements relating to Vehicles.
DE2901786A1 (de) * 1979-01-18 1980-07-24 Harald Traeger Selbstfahrende arbeitsbuehne
DE3334059A1 (de) * 1983-09-21 1985-04-18 Peter 5000 Köln Zeuner Vorrichtung zur reinigung und pflege von flugzeugen

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DE1145332B (de) * 1959-05-08 1963-03-14 Jay Miller Eitel Fahrbare Arbeitsbuehne
GB1158920A (en) * 1966-12-17 1969-07-23 Eagle Eng Co Ltd Improvements relating to Vehicles.
DE2901786A1 (de) * 1979-01-18 1980-07-24 Harald Traeger Selbstfahrende arbeitsbuehne
DE3334059A1 (de) * 1983-09-21 1985-04-18 Peter 5000 Köln Zeuner Vorrichtung zur reinigung und pflege von flugzeugen

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US7376495B2 (en) 2004-01-20 2008-05-20 Varec, Inc. Fuel information messaging system
US8055526B2 (en) 2006-09-08 2011-11-08 Varec, Inc. Method for the automated dispatch of fueling operations
US8249907B2 (en) 2006-09-08 2012-08-21 Varec, Inc. System and method for the automated dispatch of fueling operations
WO2020249335A1 (fr) * 2019-06-11 2020-12-17 Groupe Pourprix Vehicule citerne avitailleur
FR3097208A1 (fr) * 2019-06-11 2020-12-18 Groupe Pourprix Véhicule citerne avitailleur
CN115743583A (zh) * 2022-11-27 2023-03-07 中国飞行试验研究院 一种直升机快速燃油补给系统及加油方法

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