Adaptive decorative trim assemblies for vehicle cabin interiors

US9180823B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EMBRAER S.A. · BR

Inventors

• Bruno Kimura Castanha · São José dos Campos, BR
• Fernando Henrique Da Silva · São José dos Campos, BR
• Jay Beever · São José dos Campos, BR
• Oliver Turci De Camargo · Gravatá, BR
• Joshua Rea · Melbourne, US
• Rainer Zierer · Melbourne, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 25, 2014
• Grant date: Nov 10, 2015
• Expiry date: May 10, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D11/00
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Adaptive, self-adjusting decorative trim assemblies are especially adapted for use in aircraft cabin interiors where the fuselage undergoes deformation and/or distortion due to pressurization during flight. The self-adjusting features of the decorative trim assemblies according to the embodiments described herein thus allow for relative movement between mutually intersecting interior cabin panels without jeopardizing the cabin interior aesthetics (e.g., since the relative positioning of the panels is not disrupted by virtue of such fuselage deformations).