Device for attaching an object to an attachment rail, arrangement for attaching an object, method, and seat rail

US11987365B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Torsten Noebel · Hamburg, DE
• Andreas Dresel · Simbach, DE
• Mathieu Bonnet · Toulouse, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: May 19, 2022
• Grant date: May 21, 2024
• Expiry date: May 19, 2042

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64C1/20
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for attaching an object to an attachment rail, particularly a seat rail, in an aircraft or spacecraft. A base part has a support surface to be placed onto an outer surface of the rail, and a locking element to partially protrude from the support surface along a line of protrusion. The base part and locking element are coupled or configured to be coupled wherein the locking element can be moved relative to the base part along the line of protrusion and rotated with respect to the base part. An end section of the locking element has a tip portion shaped in a dovetail-type manner. The device includes a tensioning arrangement for tensioning the locking element with respect to the rail. An arrangement includes such a device as well as an attachment rail with a rail main body and a plurality of bushes. A method for attaching an object, and a seat rail are disclosed.