Hose for conveying fluid
First Claim
1. A refuelling hose for air-to-air refuelling, the refuelling hose comprising:
- a wall defining a fuel carrying tube and a power and/or data transmission cable integrated into said wall,wherein the wall comprises an inner fuel carrying tube and an outer protective sheath, wherein the power and/or data transmission cable is positioned between the inner fuel carrying tube and the outer protective sheath,wherein the power and/or data transmission cable is wound around the inner fuel carrying tube to define a helical path along the refuelling hose,wherein the power and/or data transmission cable comprises a plurality of spaced insulated wires encased in a sleeve of low friction material to allow movement of the plurality of spaced insulated wires relative to the sleeve when the power and/or data transmission cable is subject to bending, andwherein the refuelling hose further comprises an intermediate connecting collar attachable to a distal end of the refuelling hose, the intermediate connecting collar comprising first electrical terminals to connect the power and/or data transmission cable to conductors in the intermediate connecting collar, and second electrical terminals to connect the conductors to a user definable module that can be removably attached to the refuelling hose via the intermediate connecting collar.
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Abstract
A hose is disclosed for conveying fluids. The hose has a wall defining a fluid carrying tube and a power and/or data transmission cable is integrated into said wall. Also disclosed is a user definable module that is removably attachable to the distal end of a fluid conveying hose. The hose being releasably connectable to a fluid receiving entity to provide fluid to said entity. The fluid conveying hose has a wall defining a fluid carrying tube and a power and/or data transmission cable integrated into that wall. The user definable module is connectable to the cable and has components to measure at least one measurable parameter at the end of the hose and/or provide electrical connection between the cable and said fluid receiving entity for the transmission of data and/or power along the hose via said user definable interface. Also disclosed is a method of configuring a hose for fluid transfer. The method includes the step of selecting a user definable module and attaching the selected module to a distal end of the hose prior to connecting said hose to a fluid receiving entity.
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20 Claims
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1. A refuelling hose for air-to-air refuelling, the refuelling hose comprising:
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a wall defining a fuel carrying tube and a power and/or data transmission cable integrated into said wall, wherein the wall comprises an inner fuel carrying tube and an outer protective sheath, wherein the power and/or data transmission cable is positioned between the inner fuel carrying tube and the outer protective sheath, wherein the power and/or data transmission cable is wound around the inner fuel carrying tube to define a helical path along the refuelling hose, wherein the power and/or data transmission cable comprises a plurality of spaced insulated wires encased in a sleeve of low friction material to allow movement of the plurality of spaced insulated wires relative to the sleeve when the power and/or data transmission cable is subject to bending, and wherein the refuelling hose further comprises an intermediate connecting collar attachable to a distal end of the refuelling hose, the intermediate connecting collar comprising first electrical terminals to connect the power and/or data transmission cable to conductors in the intermediate connecting collar, and second electrical terminals to connect the conductors to a user definable module that can be removably attached to the refuelling hose via the intermediate connecting collar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A refuelling hose for air-to-air refuelling, the refuelling hose comprising:
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a wall defining a fuel carrying tube and a power and/or data transmission cable integrated into said wall; a distal end and a user definable module, the user definable module including a connector for electrical connection to said power and/or data transmission cable; and an intermediate connecting collar, attachable to the distal end of the hose proximal to the user definable module, the intermediate connecting collar comprising first electrical terminals to connect the cable to conductors in the intermediate connecting collar and second electrical terminals spaced from the first electrical terminals to connect the conductors in the intermediate connecting collar to the user definable module, wherein the user definable module is removably attachable to the distal end via the intermediate connecting collar, wherein the wall comprises an inner fuel carrying tube and an outer protective sheath, wherein the power and/or data transmission cable is positioned between the inner fuel carrying tube and the outer protective sheath, wherein the power and/or data transmission cable is wound around the inner fuel carrying tube to define a helical path along the hose, and wherein the power and/or data transmission cable comprises a plurality of spaced insulated wires encased in a sleeve of low friction material to allow movement of the wires relative to the sleeve when the cable is subject to bending.
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