Raceway assembly for cables
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsNicholas M. Questad, Russell W. Keck, Derrick Brian Pruitt, James A. Fullerton, Nathaniel Verboort, Justin T. Leach, Jayson Patrick Paz De Jesus, Matthew Halsan
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Abstract
A raceway is provided for containing a cable of an aircraft. The raceway includes an elongate base extending a length between end portions and extending a width between sides. The base is configured to be mounted to a structure of the aircraft. The base includes a guide that extends outwardly from a face of the base. The guide is arranged along the length and width of the base such that the guide is configured to bend a path of the cable along the length of the base.
Claims20
A raceway for containing a cable of an aircraft, the raceway comprising:
- an elongate base extending a length between end portions and extending a width between sides, the base being configured to be mounted to a structure of the aircraft, the base comprising a guide that extends outwardly from a face of the base, wherein the guide is arranged along the length and width of the base such that the guide is configured to bend a path of the cable along the length of the base;
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- wherein the guide comprises groups of guides spaced apart along the length of the base such that each group of guides is configured to generate a corresponding group of bends, each group of bends configured to increase the length of the path of the cable along the length of the base.
A raceway assembly for an aircraft cabin, the raceway assembly comprising:
- a cable;
- and
- an elongate base extending a length between end portions and extending a width between sides, the base being configured to be mounted to a structure of the aircraft, the base comprising a guide that extends outwardly from a face of the base, wherein the guide is arranged along the length and width of the base such that the guide is configured to bend a path of the cable along the length of the base;
- wherein the cable is held along the length of the base and the guide is arranged along the length and width of the base such that a path of the cable along the length of the base is bent by the guide;
- and
- wherein the guide comprises groups of guides spaced apart along the length of the base such that each of the group of guides is configured to generate a corresponding group of bends along the path of the cable, each of the group of bends configured to increase the length of the path of the cable along the length of the base by approximately one inch.
A method of routing a cable to an aircraft seat mounted to a seat track, the method comprising:
- routing the cable along a length of a raceway including bending the cable around guides of the raceway such that a path of the cable along the length of the raceway includes a bend;
- mounting the base to the seat track;
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- wherein routing the cable along the length of the raceway comprises bending the cable around the guides such that the path of the cable along the length of the raceway comprises a group of bends that forms at least one of a U-shape, a W-shape, a V-shape, or an S-curve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.