Composite internal beam for reinforcing the structrue of an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus France, Societe Par Actions Simplifiee
InventorsSebastien Alby, Laurent Gauthie, Philippe Bernardet
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Abstract
A beam for reinforcing the structure of an aircraft is located inside the fuselage of the aircraft. The fuselage includes at least one pressurized zone (P) that is separated by at least one airtight wall (18) of at least one other non-pressurized zone (16), the beam and the at least one airtight wall being intersecting. The beam traverses the at least one airtight wall (18) that includes a cutaway that is adapted to the section of the beam, whereby sealing elements (30) are provided to ensure the sealing between the beam and the airtight wall (18) that is traversed.
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Beam for reinforcing the structure of an aircraft, whereby the beam is located inside the fuselage of the aircraft, whereby the fuselage comprises at least one pressurized zone (P) that is separated by at least one airtight wall (18) of at least one other non-pressurized zone (16), the beam and the at least one airtight wall being intersecting, characterized in that the beam 12 traverses the at least one airtight wall (18) that comprises a cutaway that is suited to the section of the beam (12), whereby sealing means (30) are provided to ensure the sealing between the beam (12) and the airtight wall (18) that is traversed.
Aircraft structure comprising, on the one hand, at least one airtight wall (18) that separates a pressurized zone (P) and another non-pressurized zone (16), and, on the other hand, at least one beam (12) that is used inside the fuselage of the aircraft, whereby the at least one beam and the at least one airtight wall are intersecting, wherein the at least one airtight wall (18) comprises a cutaway suited to the section of the at least one beam (12) and wherein the at least one beam (12) traverses the at least one airtight wall (18) at the cutaway, whereby sealing means (30) are provided to ensure the sealing between the beam (12) and the traversed airtight wall (18).
Beam for reinforcing the structure of an aircraft according to 2, wherein the sealing means (30) comprise at least one L-shaped angle bar.
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