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Device for the integration of a laptop computer into an aircraft

US7755890B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS · FR

Inventors

Fernandes Rui · Blagnac, FR
Denis David · Round Rock, US
Dilmaghani Homayoun · Fonsorbes, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 23, 2007
Grant date	Jul 13, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 20, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64D43/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The updating and consultation of flight documents, aeronautical maps and aircraft documentation is being facilitated by migration towards laptop-accessible electronic versions of these documents. To facilitate inflight exploitation of these documents, the laptop is connected to a docking station (105) itself connected to input (107)/output (106) peripherals accessible from flight decks. This docking station and these peripherals are mounted permanently in the cockpit. A laptop can then be introduced into the docking station so that the resources of this laptop can be exploited by the pilot or pilots during all the phases of a flight.

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