Length-adjustable cable device for wiring an aircraft cabin
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsKlaus-Udo Freitag, Yener Palit
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Abstract
A length-adjustable cable device for wiring an aircraft cabin includes a cable and a cable drum with a cylindrical wall which is arranged around an axis of rotation and has an outwardly facing rolling-up surface. The first end of the cable is fastened to or arranged on the cable drum in such a manner that the first connection provided at the first end can be connected to a corresponding connection of another cable device. The cable is wound up onto the rolling-up surface in such a manner that it is unwound from the rolling-up surface by rotation of the cable drum about the axis of rotation thereof when the second end is moved away from the cable drum. The cable drum is configured for fastening to a cabin component of an aircraft cabin.
Claims12
A length-adjustable cable device for wiring an aircraft cabin, comprising
- a cable with a first end and an opposite second end, wherein the first end has a first connection and the second end has a second connection,
- a cable drum with a cylindrical wall which is arranged around an axis of rotation and has an outwardly facing rolling-up surface,
- wherein the first end of the cable is fastened to or arranged on the cable drum such that the first connection can be connected to a corresponding connection of another cable device,
- wherein the cable is wound up onto the rolling-up surface such that the cable is unwound from the rolling-up surface by rotation of the cable drum about the axis of rotation thereof when the second end is moved away from the cable drum,
- wherein the cable drum is configured to fasten to a cabin component of an aircraft cabin,
- wherein the cable drum has a holder configured to fasten to the cabin component of the aircraft cabin,
- wherein the cable drum has a fixed part and a rotatable part,
- wherein the fixed part extends along the axis of rotation, has the holder and is configured to be fastened to the cabin component of the aircraft cabin such that the axis of rotation is fixed in relation to the cabin component,
- wherein the rotatable part comprises the wall and is arranged coaxially around the fixed part and is mounted on the latter to be rotatable about same,
- wherein the cable has a first cable section and a second cable section,
- wherein the wall has an opening for passing the cable from the rolling-up surface to an inner region surrounded by the wall,
- wherein the cable is wound up onto the cable drum such that the cable between the first and second cable section is guided through the opening, and
- wherein the first cable section is wound up in a first winding direction in the inner region and the second cable section is wound up on the rolling-up surface in a second winding direction opposite to the first winding direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.