DRAIN MAST OF AN AIRCRAFT
First Claim
1. A drain mast for draining liquids from an aircraft, the drain mast comprising a tube comprising:
- a first end configured to be connected to a source of liquids to be drained from the aircraft,a second end configured to discharge said liquids to the atmosphere,an internal surface configured to be exposed to the drained liquid, andan external surface,an internal rim connected to the internal surface of the tube, the internal rim configured to be located in a plane inclined with respect to a horizontal plane of the aircraft and having its lowest part located on the second end of the tube,an aperture to allow evacuation of the liquid, the aperture located at the lowest part of the internal rim and in the face of the tube facing the incoming airflow when in use,the internal rim and the aperture being configured such that at the second end the liquid is directed by gravity through the internal rim to the aperture and wherein in use the drained liquid flowing from the aperture is pushed by the incoming airflow to the atmosphere.
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Abstract
A drain mast for draining liquids from an aircraft, comprising a tube that comprises an internal rim connected to the internal surface of the tube, the internal rim being located in a plane inclined with respect to the horizontal plane of the aircraft and having its lowest part located on the second end of the tube, an aperture for evacuating the liquid, the aperture being located at the lowest part of the internal rim and in the face of the tube facing the incoming airflow, the internal rim and the aperture being configured such that at the second end, the liquid is directed by gravity through the internal rim to the aperture and wherein, in use, the drained liquid flowing from the aperture is pushed by the incoming airflow to the atmosphere.
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13 Claims
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1. A drain mast for draining liquids from an aircraft, the drain mast comprising a tube comprising:
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a first end configured to be connected to a source of liquids to be drained from the aircraft, a second end configured to discharge said liquids to the atmosphere, an internal surface configured to be exposed to the drained liquid, and an external surface, an internal rim connected to the internal surface of the tube, the internal rim configured to be located in a plane inclined with respect to a horizontal plane of the aircraft and having its lowest part located on the second end of the tube, an aperture to allow evacuation of the liquid, the aperture located at the lowest part of the internal rim and in the face of the tube facing the incoming airflow when in use, the internal rim and the aperture being configured such that at the second end the liquid is directed by gravity through the internal rim to the aperture and wherein in use the drained liquid flowing from the aperture is pushed by the incoming airflow to the atmosphere. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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