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US 12,709,376 B2Granted
Transition for a sidewall to a monument in an aircraft and method of adapting a sidewall
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsBenedikt Kircher, Dirk Humfeldt, Thomas Hoffmeister, Dirk Fritsche
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Abstract
A transition for a sidewall and a monument in an aircraft. The transition comprises a transition wall bridging a gap between the sidewall and the monument, a side fitting arranged at a side edge of the transition wall facing the sidewall, the side fitting being configured to overlap and/or mate the sidewall, and a mount attached to the transition wall and configured to be mounted to the monument.
Claims13
An interior aircraft cabin assembly, comprising:
- a sidewall configured to delimit an aircraft cabin and form a visible interior surface of the aircraft cabin, wherein the sidewall comprises a transverse side edge in relation to a longitudinal direction of the aircraft cabin;
- and
- a transition wall forming an extension of the sidewall and configured to bridge a gap between the sidewall and a monument,
- wherein the transition wall comprises:
- a side fitting forming a transverse side edge of the transition wall, the transverse side edge of the transition wall facing the transverse side edge of the sidewall, the side fitting configured to overlap the sidewall and mate the transverse side edge of the sidewall, and
- a mount attached to the transition wall and configured to be mounted to the monument.
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A method for adapting a sidewall of an aircraft to a monument placed adjacent to the sidewall, the method comprising:
- preparing a transition wall to bridge a gap between a sidewall and a monument;
- providing a side fitting to a transverse side edge of the transition wall in relation to a longitudinal direction of the aircraft facing a transverse side edge of the sidewall, the side fitting being configured to overlap the sidewall and mate the transverse side edge of the sidewall;
- attaching a mount to the transition wall;
- connecting the side fitting to the transverse side edge of the sidewall, so that the transition wall forms an extension of the sidewall;
- and
- connecting the mount to the monument.
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