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Device for adjusting the height of an assembly without the use of tools

US8646738B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Melanie Stoob · Hamburg, DE
Benedikt Schmidt-Kortenbusch · Hamburg, DE
Nils Ischdonat · Hamburg, DE
Rolf Bense · Jork, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 12, 2010
Grant date	Feb 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 27, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16M7/00
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a device comprising a base plate and a support for adjusting the height of an assembly, in particular of a galley module in an aircraft, without using tools.According to the invention, two opposing wedge bodies are arranged such that they can be displaced horizontally between the base plate and the support, the oppositely directed manual displacement of the two wedge bodies, when the lock levers have been raised, causes in the “adjusting position” a raising or lowering of the support for the height adjustment. The assembly is connected to the support, for example by a conventional screw connection through the attachment hole in the support.The device according to the invention allows a user to perform a simple and rapid height adjustment of an assembly arranged thereon, thereby greatly reducing the assembly effort required for prefabricated assemblies or modules in aircraft.

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