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Aircraft fuselage structure and method for its production

US8695922B2 · kind B2 · utility

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67References

18Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Thorsten Schroeer · Buxtehude, DE
Thorsten Roming · Himmelpforten, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 6, 2007
Grant date	Apr 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft fuselage structure with frames (11) running transversely with respect to the longitudinal direction of the fuselage, and main deck cross members (14) is disclosed. The aircraft fuselage structure contains premanufactured integral units (10) which each comprise at least the lower region of the fuselage frame (11) and the main deck cross member (14), the fuselage frame (11) and a region (14a) of the main deck cross member (14) that spans at least an essential part of the width of the main deck and merges on both sides into the fuselage frame (11) being premanufactured in the form of an integral component.

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