FUEL TANK FOR AIRCRAFT - MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD

Title:

FUEL TANK FOR AIRCRAFT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/113793

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Provided is a fuel tank for an aircraft, the fuel tank capable of suppressing electrostatic charge, for example, caused by flow electrification with fuel. Specifically, a fuel tank for an aircraft is provided with an upper outer plate (5) and a lower outer plate (7) which have electric conductivity and form part of a container for housing fuel, an inner structure (19) which is formed by metal, and an inner surface layer (15) which has a semiconductor property or an insulation property and is formed integrally on the inner surfaces of the upper outer plate (5) and the lower outer plate (7) in a location where the inner structure (19), and the upper outer plate (5) and the lower outer plate (7) are in contact with each other and in a surrounding portion thereof, wherein the inner surface layer (15) at least in the surrounding portion is formed by a material having the semiconductor property.

Inventors:

YAMAGUCHI HIROAKI (JP)
KAMINO YUICHIRO (JP)
HASHIGAMI TOORU (JP)
OGURI KAZUYUKI (JP)
NAKAMURA KOICHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2010/055361

Publication Date:

October 07, 2010

Filing Date:

March 26, 2010

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD (JP)
OF JAPANESE AEROSPACE COMPANIE (JP)
YAMAGUCHI HIROAKI (JP)
KAMINO YUICHIRO (JP)
HASHIGAMI TOORU (JP)
OGURI KAZUYUKI (JP)
NAKAMURA KOICHI (JP)

International Classes:

B64C3/34; B64D37/02

Foreign References:

US20080302545A1	2008-12-11
US20080297967A1	2008-12-04
US20080137259A1	2008-06-12
DE3128581A1	1983-02-03
JP2003226296A	2003-08-12
JP2003226296A	2003-08-12

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