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Fuselage cell for an aircraft, particularly an airplane

US9463865B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Holger Frauen · Hamburg, DE
Robert Alexander Goehlich · Hamburg, DE
Steffen Biesek · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2012
Grant date	Oct 11, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 27, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH02G3/34
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fuselage cell for an aircraft includes at least two shell segments forming a fuselage cell. The shell segments are provided with a plurality of longitudinal and/or circumferential reinforcements that are integral with a skin panel of the respective shell segment. The reinforcements at least sectionally form a closed cross-sectional geometry together with at least the skin panel of the corresponding shell segment in order to create at least one hollow space, wherein at least one system component at least sectionally extends and/or at least one system medium is at least sectionally routed in the at least one hollow space. The reinforcements also fulfill the function of accommodating at least part of the system components and system mediums of the technical equipment of the aircraft. This results in weight savings and a simplified installation because the number of required mountings and connectors for the system components is reduced.

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