Bonded aluminum window frame on fibre metal laminate fuselage skin
AssigneeAirbus Deutschland GmbH
InventorsFrederik Pellenkoft, Alessandro Gennai
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Abstract
A window system and a method for manufacturing a window system, wherein a window frame is mounted on a fibre metal laminate skin of for example an aircraft. The window system comprise a fibre metal laminate skin including a mounting surface portion, e.g., the surrounding of a window opening, and a window frame having a first flange. A first side of the first flange being mounted to at least a part of a surface, e.g., the surrounding of a window opening. The first side is form-fitted to the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin. The least a part of the surface of the first side of the first flange and the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin are bonded.
Claims14
A window system comprising:
- a fibre metal laminate skin;
- and
- a window frame;
- wherein the fibre metal laminate skin has a mounting surface portion;
- wherein the window frame has a first flange;
- wherein the first flange comprises a first side;
- wherein at least a part of a surface of the first side is form-fitted to the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin;
- and
- wherein at least a part of the surface of the first side of the first flange and the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin are bonded.
An aircraft having one or a plurality of window systems, each of the window systems comprising:
- a fibre metal laminate skin;
- and
- a window frame;
- wherein the fibre metal laminate skin has a mounting surface portion;
- wherein the window frame has a first flange;
- wherein the first flange comprises a first side;
- wherein at least a part of a surface of the first side is form-fitted to the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin;
- and
- wherein at least a part of the surface of the first side of the first flange and the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin are bonded.
A method for mounting a window frame and a fibre metal laminate skin, comprising:
- providing a fibre metal laminate skin having a mounting surface portion;
- providing a window frame with a first flange, which first flange comprises a first side, wherein at least a part of a surface of the first side is form-fitted to the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin;
- and
- bonding at least a part of the surface of the first side of the first flange of the window frame with the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin.
A computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing a processor to direct the automated mounting of a window frame and a fibre metal laminate skin by:
- providing a fibre metal laminate skin having a mounting surface portion;
- providing a window frame with a first flange, which first flange comprises a first side, wherein at least a part of a surface of the first side is form-fitted to the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin;
- and
- bonding at least a part of the surface of the first side of the first flange of the window frame with the mounting surface portion of the fibre metal laminate skin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.