CPC H01M 8/04201 (2013.01) [B64C 39/024 (2013.01); F17C 1/14 (2013.01); H01M 8/04089 (2013.01); B64U 50/19 (2023.01); F17C 2201/0104 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0103 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0157 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0323 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2223/035 (2013.01); F17C 2223/036 (2013.01); H01M 2250/20 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A tank, comprising:
a body defining a chamber therein, the chamber being configured to store a gas at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and the body comprising a tubular wall joined between a first transverse wall and a second transverse wall;
a first mounting element extending axially from the first transverse wall of the body; and
a second mounting element extending from the second transverse wall of the body;
wherein the first mounting element and the second mounting element are configured for coupling to a first component of a vehicle and a second component of the vehicle, respectively, and the body is configured to carry a structural load between the first component and the second component when the first mounting element and the second mounting element are coupled thereto;
wherein the first component carries a propulsion device and wherein the second component comprises at least one of a wing and a landing element;
wherein the tank further comprises a stem comprising an orifice, the stem being configured for delivering the gas to the propulsion device through the orifice; and
wherein the first mounting element axially overlaps the stem and wherein the first mounting element comprises radially outer extents less than the radially outer extents of the tubular wall.
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