Structure element for an aircraft

US7598657B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Eckart Frankenberger · Darmstadt, DE
• Peter Konstanzer · Taufkirchen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 17, 2006
• Grant date: Oct 6, 2009
• Expiry date: Jun 9, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64C1/40
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Nowadays floor structures in the fuselage of airplanes, which floor structures comprise transverse floor girders, are usually connected to the frame on the right and left by means of rivets and are in turn supported vertically downward by the frame by way of Samer rods. According to one embodiment of the present invention a structural element for an aircraft is stated, comprising an active element and a passive element. In this way additional stiffening of the fuselage, a reduction in fuselage deformation, or active vibration dampening can be provided without additional weight.