Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fuel tank access panel heat exchanger
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Application No.: US17383757Application Date: 2021-07-23
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Publication No.: US12071235B2Publication Date: 2024-08-27
- Inventor: Matthew W. Orr , Philip A. Van Seeters , Christopher B. Pastega
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agent Felix L. Fischer
- Main IPC: B64C3/34
- IPC: B64C3/34 ; B64D37/04 ; B64D37/34

Abstract:
An access panel to be received in an access aperture in a lower skin of a wing on an aircraft incorporates a body surrounded by a sealing flange. The body is configured to be received in the access aperture and the sealing flange is configured to be received on a sealing land surrounding the access aperture. An integral heat exchanger extends from a top surface of the body into a fuel tank in the wing to conduct heat from the fuel to an external surface of the access panel.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230027644A1 FUEL TANK ACCESS PANEL HEAT EXCHANGER Public/Granted day:2023-01-26
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