Floor panel with integrated cable channel
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsJan Haselmeier, Michael Bahs
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Abstract
A floor panel for a floor of a passenger cabin of a mobile platform is provided, which comprises a base body with an integrated cable channel and a cover element covering the cable channel. The base body is realized in the form of a sandwich component including two honeycomb structures, between which the cable channel is arranged. The cover element is firmly attached to the base body, thereby creating a self-supporting floor panel. Since the cover element is firmly attached to the base body, the thickness and weight of the base body may be reduced.
Claims20
A floor panel for a floor of a passenger cabin of a mobile platform , the floor panel comprising:
- a base body having a cable channel extending along a longitudinal direction of the base body for accommodating electric cables;
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- a cover element arranged on top of the cable channel and a part of top surface of the base body for covering the cable channel, the cover element coupled to the base body;
- wherein the base body comprises a sandwich component that includes a first honeycomb structure and a second honeycomb structure, the first honeycomb structure extending from a left edge of the base body to a left side of the cable channel and the second honeycomb structure extending from a right edge of the base body to a right side of the cable channel.
A floor panel arrangement for a passenger cabin of a mobile platform, the arrangement comprising:
- a first floor panel and a second floor panel, at least one of the first floor panel and the second floor panel including a base body having a cable channel extending along a longitudinal direction of the base body for accommodating electric cables, and a cover element arranged on top of the cable channel and a part of top surface of the base body for covering the cable channel, the cover element coupled to the base body, the base body comprising a sandwich component that includes a first honeycomb structure and a second honeycomb structure, the first honeycomb structure extending from a left edge of the base body to a left side of the cable channel and the second honeycomb structure extending from a right edge of the base body to a right side of the cable channel, both of the first honeycomb structure and the second honeycomb structure sharing a common top cover layer;
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- a connecting element connecting the first floor panel to the second floor panel, the connecting element including:
- a flat middle region which is positioned in the cable channels of the first floor panel and the second floor panel on top of and adjacent to the top cover layers of the first floor panel and the second floor panel.
A mobile platform, comprising:
- a cabin with at least one floor panel—that includes a base body having a cable channel extending along a longitudinal direction of the base body for accommodating electric cables, and a cover element arranged on top of the cable channel and a part of top surface of the base body for covering the cable channel, the cover element coupled to the base body,
- wherein the base body comprises a sandwich component that includes a first honeycomb structure and a second honeycomb structure, the first honeycomb structure extending from a left edge of the base body to a left side of the cable channel and the second honeycomb structure extending from a right edge of the base body to a right side of the cable channel and both the first honeycomb structure and the second honeycomb structure share a common top cover layer and a common bottom cover layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.