Holding element for fastening an equipment element to a supporting rail
US7770859B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16L3/10
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to a holding element for fastening equipment elements to a supporting rail with a rail head having an essentially elliptical cross-sectional outer contour which is fastened to an inner supporting structure of a fuselage cell of an aircraft. The holding element has, inter alia, two resilient and pivotable clamping arms which, when “clamped on”, bear against the rail head and thereby bring about an initial fixing of the holding element on the supporting rail. The holding element can still be displaced longitudinally in this state. If the holding element is pressed further upward onto the supporting rail counter to the resilient action of two silicone buffers, a plug-in pin latches together with a spring clip and, by means of an upwardly moving locking frame, the locking of the clamping arms takes place at the same time, and therefore the clamping arms are secured against an intentional expansion in this “locked state”. The holding element permits simple, rapid and flexible fastening of a multiplicity of very varied equipment elements. The holding element has variability of use, and can therefore be used in a multiplicity of different types of aircraft without mo…
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