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Mounting system for attaching a box in a compartment of an aircraft galley

US9199738B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Joyce Tan · Hamburg, DE
Iwan Pangalila · Bristol, GB
Robert J. Henshaw · Newnan, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 23, 2009
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 19, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/40
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A mounting system (10) for attaching a box (14) in a compartment (12) of an aircraft galley comprises a first guide device set up for engaging with a complementary second guide device designed on the box (14) when the box (14) is inserted into the compartment (12) of the aircraft galley, and further set up for securing the box (14) against movement in the compartment (12) of the aircraft galley in a direction (P) perpendicular to a longitudinal axis (L) of the compartment (12) of the aircraft galley when the device is engaged with the complementary second guide device designed on the box (14). The mounting system (10) further comprises a locking mechanism set up for securing the box (14) against movement in the compartment (12) of the aircraft galley in a direction parallel to the longitudinal axis (L) of the compartment (12) of the aircraft galley.

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