Öltankbefüllungssystem

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP3564499

Aktenzeichen

EP19166674

Anmeldetag

2. April 2019

Veröffentlichung

9. September 2020

Erteilung

9. September 2020

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

F01D25/20F01M11/04F02C7/06F02K3/06

Abstract

An oil tank filling system 50 for filling the oil tank 52 of a gas turbine engine that includes an aft core cowl. The system includes: an oil tank 52 that is located within a core 11 of the engine 10; an oil access port 55 located on the aft core cowl; an oil tank filling pipe 56 that connects the oil access port 55 to a tank filling port 58 on the oil tank 52; and a hydraulic lock 59 that prevents oil entering the oil tank 52 once the oil tank contains a predetermined volume of oil. A method of filling the oil tank of a gas turbine engine and a gas turbine engine that includes the oil tank filling system are also disclosed.

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Firma

Rolls-Royce plc

Land

🇬🇧 Großbritannien

Fachgebiete