Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of fabricating a tank having integral restraining elements
- Patent Title (中): 制造具有整体限制元件的罐的方法
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Application No.: US14257274Application Date: 2014-04-21
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Publication No.: US09266619B2Publication Date: 2016-02-23
- Inventor: James J. Childress , Dan Perron
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Alston & Bird LLP
- Main IPC: B29C70/00
- IPC: B29C70/00 ; B64D37/32 ; F17C1/08 ; B23P11/00 ; F17C1/02 ; B64D37/08

Abstract:
A tank and associated fabrication method are provided which may limit the damage otherwise occasioned by the impact of a ballistic projectile. The tank may include a wall assembly defined between outer and inner walls and a plurality of restraining elements that extend between the walls. The restraining elements may be formed to have a plurality of layers of material that form not only the restraining element, but also portions of the inner and/or outer walls. For example, the tank may include a plurality of cells positioned adjacent to one another with each cell forming portions of two adjacent restraining elements and portions of the inner and/or outer walls. A corresponding method for fabricating a tank including a wall assembly having a plurality of restraining elements is also provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140223744A1 METHOD OF FABRICATING A TANK HAVING INTEGRAL RESTRAINING ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2014-08-14
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