Fuselage portion, aircraft, and method
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsMartin Siemann, Florian Leichsner
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Abstract
A fuselage portion of or for an aircraft. The fuselage portion comprises an aircraft component which is installed in a shell of the fuselage portion by a plurality of connector elements. Therein, a respective first end of each connector element is held in an associated bore b running through the shell, and a respective second end of each connector element is joined to the aircraft component by a joint providing the respective connector element with a margin of swiveling relative to the aircraft component. Also an aircraft comprising such a fuselage portion, and a method for assembling such a fuselage portion.
Claims15
A fuselage portion of or for an aircraft, the fuselage portion comprising:
- an aircraft component installed in a shell of the fuselage portion by a plurality of connector elements, wherein
- a respective first end of each connector element is held in an associated bore running through the shell;
- and
- a respective second end of each connector element is joined to the aircraft component by a joint providing the respective connector element a margin of swiveling relative to the aircraft component,
- wherein for at least one of the connector elements of the plurality of connector elements, said joint is a spherical joint.
A method for assembling a fuselage portion, the fuselage portion comprising:
- an aircraft component installed in a shell of the fuselage portion by a plurality of connector elements, wherein a respective first end of each connector element of the plurality of connector elements is held in an associated bore running through the shell, and wherein a respective second end of each connector element of the plurality of connector elements is joined to the aircraft component by a joint providing the respective connector element a margin of swiveling relative to the aircraft component, the method comprising:
- mounting, from an exterior of the shell, the respective first end of each of the plurality of connector elements in the respectively associated bore,
- wherein the respective second end of each connector element of the plurality of connector elements are joined to the aircraft component, thereby forming the respective joint providing the respective connector element of the plurality of connector elements with said margin of swiveling relative to the aircraft component,
- wherein for at least one of the connector elements of the plurality of connector elements, said joint is a spherical joint.
A fuselage portion of or for an aircraft, the fuselage portion comprising:
- an aircraft component installed in a shell of the fuselage portion by a plurality of connector elements, wherein
- a respective first end of each connector element is held in an associated bore running through the shell;
- and
- a respective second end of each connector element is joined to the aircraft component by a joint providing the respective connector element a margin of swiveling relative to the aircraft component,
- wherein said first end of at least one of the connector elements of the plurality of connector elements is pivotably connected to the shell in a hemispherical, a spherical, a semi-cylindrical, or a cylindrical bearing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.