Method and system for a refueling drogue assembly

专利名称：Method and system for a refueling drogue

assembly

发明人：Feldmann, Michael Steven,Stimac, Lawrence

William,Saggio, Frank,Turner, Mark Lawrence

申请号：EP12150105.0申请日：20120103公开号：EP2474475A3公开日：20130327

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摘要：A refueling drogue coupling system is provided. The system includes a fluidpassage extending from a coupling inlet to a coupling outlet, the fluid passage

comprising a valve seat circumscribing the fluid passage proximate the coupling outlet, avalve plug assembly comprising a valve plug configured to engage the seat to preventflow through the fluid passage and an actuator assembly comprising a bias member, acoupling latch assembly (310) coupled to the coupling outlet, the coupling latchassembly comprising a latch member configured to matingly engage a complementarylatch-receiving member (338) of a receiver probe (116), the coupling latch assemblyfurther comprising a latch member (312) actuator operatively coupled to the latchmember to permit the latch member to move from a first locked position to a secondunlocked position, a probe position sensor (308) configured to detect a position of thereceiver probe, a hose tension sensor (313) configured to measure a tension in a hosecoupled to the coupling inlet, and a drogue control system positioned on the refuelingdrogue coupling system and communicatively coupled to the latch member actuator, theprobe position sensor, and the hose tension sensor.

申请人：GE Aviation Systems LLC

地址：3290 Patterson Avenue, SE Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991 US

国籍：US

代理机构：Williams, Andrew Richard

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