Aircraft assembly and method for producing an aircraft assembly

US8894013B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Hermann Benthien · Hamburg, DE
• Axel Soeffker · Sottrum, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 11, 2012
• Grant date: Nov 25, 2014
• Expiry date: Dec 21, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T24/2717
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft assembly is provided having a first aircraft component and a second aircraft component, at least one of the aircraft components being composed of a fibre-reinforced composite material, a connecting device connecting the first aircraft component to the second aircraft component, the connecting device including a first and a second section having a carrier element connected to the first and second aircraft components respectively, the first section having a first surface facing the first aircraft component and a second surface facing away from the first aircraft components, the second section having a first surface facing the second aircraft component and a second surface facing away from the second aircraft component. The first and second sections include a plurality of hook and loop elements extending from the second surface of the carrier element and cooperate to produce a hook and loop connection between the first and second aircraft components.