Avionics cargo hold module having an upper integrated floor
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsYves Durand, Bernard Guering
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Abstract
An integral avionics bay module. The module has a structure that has an integral cabin floor on top that closes the structure. Installing such an integral avionics bay structure in a single operation inside a primary fuselage structure considerably reduces the integration time on the final assembly line for the aircraft.
Claims31
An avionics bay module, comprising an avionics bay structure with a longitudinal axis for installing in a single operation in a primary fuselage structure of an aircraft, the avionics bay structure having an integral floor in a an upper portion of the avionics bay structure.
An aircraft nose comprising a primary fuselage structure, the aircraft nose including an avionics bay module comprising an avionics bay structure incorporated inside the primary fuselage structure, the avionics bay structure having an integral floor in its top portion.
A method of integrating an aircraft nose, the nose comprising a primary fuselage structure that defines a space for fitting out inside said structure, the space being opened at the rear end of the nose, the method comprising the following steps:
- inserting an avionics bay module in a longitudinal direction via the rear end of the nose, the module comprising an avionics bay structure that has a floor integral with its top portion;
- moving the avionics bay module inside the primary fuselage structure towards the front end of the nose until reaching a location reserved for receiving said avionics bay module;
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- fastening the module to the primary fuselage structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.