Patent ID: 11878811
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A system for externally providing pneumatic/hydraulic pressure for an auxiliary power unit (APU) of an aircraft, comprising:
a pump configured to pressurize an accumulator that is used to start the APU of the aircraft, wherein the accumulator is located within a ceiling of the aircraft and the pump is located within an externally accessible compartment at a rear portion of the aircraft behind a main cabin of the aircraft;
a removable pump handle used to actuate the pump;
a pressure gauge for the accumulator; and
a support frame mounted within an outer wall of the aircraft at the rear portion of the aircraft behind the main cabin, wherein the support frame defines the externally accessible compartment and secures the pump, the removable pump handle, and the pressure gauge within the externally accessible compartment.