Patent · US Expired

Joint cover in aircraft

US7478781B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26References

13Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH · DE

Inventors

Werner Granzeier · Stockelsdorf, DE
Andreas Wietzke · Hamburg, DE
Jan Schroeder · Chapel Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 13, 2005
Grant date	Jan 20, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D2011/0038
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A joint cover in an aircraft has a clamp section and a cover section for covering a joint. The clamp section is used to mount the cover section over the joint. The joint cover conceals the joint and secures the joint from intrusion of foreign objects. One example presents information to passengers, incorporating visual displays or other devices within the cover section. For example, the joint cover may include a cover section and a clamp section of an elastic material that deforms under pressure, concealing the joint even during compression and decompression of the aircraft, which causes movement of the panels defining the joint.

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