Transport element support system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMichael Leslie Gilbertson, Mark L. Carpenter
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Abstract
A transport element support system comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a channel formed by the first portion and the second portion. The first portion has a hinge pin and the second portion has a receiving element. The receiving element is configured to engage with the hinge pin to couple the first portion to the second portion. The channel is configured to receive a transport element when the first portion and the second portion are coupled to each other. The transport element support system electrically isolates the transport element from a support structure in an aircraft.
Claims20
A transport element support system that comprises:
- a first portion that comprises:
- a base of the first portion;
- and
- a hinge pin that comprises segments separated by a rib;
- a second portion that comprises:
- a dielectric material;
- a receiving element that comprises a groove, respectively, for each segment of the segments of the hinge pin, configured to engage with the hinge pin and rotate into a coupled position that couples the first portion to the second portion;
- and
- a cutout configured to receive, in the coupled position, the base of the first portion;
- and
- a channel formed by the first portion and the second portion, wherein the channel is configured to receive a transport element with the first portion and the second portion in the coupled position.
A method for stabilizing a transport element in an aircraft, the method comprising:
- positioning an insert around a periphery of the transport element;
- forming a transport element support system via coupling a first portion comprising a base to a second portion comprising a cutout via:
- engaging a hinge pin, comprising segments separated by a rib, in the first portion with grooves in a receiving element on the second portion;
- positioning the insert around the transport element onto an engagement surface of the second portion;
- and
- rotating the first portion about the hinge pin and over the transport element to interface with the second portion such that:
- the transport element sits within a channel formed by the first portion and the second portion;
- and
- the base of the first portion sits within a cutout in the second portion.
An aircraft that comprises:
- a support structure;
- a transport element aligned parallel to the support structure;
- and
- a transport element support system that comprises:
- a first portion that comprises:
- a base of the first portion;
- and
- a hinge pin that comprises segments separated by a rib;
- a second portion that comprises:
- a dielectric material;
- a receiving element that comprises a groove, respectively, for each segment of the segments of the hinge pin, configured to engage with the hinge pin and rotate into a coupled position that couples the first portion to the second portion;
- and
- a cutout configured to receive, in the coupled position, the base of the first portion;
- and
- a channel formed by the first portion and the second portion in the coupled position, wherein the channel is configured to receive the transport element with the first portion and the second portion in the coupled position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.