Location and support system for aircraft galley appliance inserts
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorPeter John Leslie Burd
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Abstract
A location and support system for installation of an aircraft galley insert case for location and attachment of an aircraft galley insert in an aircraft galley monument includes a floating stabilizer connector fixedly mounted to an upper surface of the aircraft galley insert case, and a floating receiver shelf engagement insert fixedly mounted to an attachment slot in an upper portion of a compartment in the aircraft galley monument for receiving the aircraft galley insert case. The floating receiver shelf engagement insert includes a slotted portion configured to removably receive the floating stabilizer connector. The aircraft galley insert may also include a plurality of ceramic spacers embedded in formed insulation.
Claims20
A location and support system for installation of a galley appliance in a compartment of an aircraft galley monument, the aircraft galley monument including a galley appliance compartment for accommodation of the galley appliance, the location and support system comprising:
- a galley appliance case configured to be received in a galley appliance compartment of an aircraft galley monument, said galley appliance case having an upper surface including a floating stabilizer connector fixedly mounted to the upper surface of the galley appliance case;
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- an aircraft galley monument shelf disposed in the galley appliance compartment of the aircraft galley monument, said aircraft galley monument shelf including a primary attachment slot configured to movably receive said floating stabilizer connector for location and attachment of a galley appliance to prevent excessive movement of the galley appliance case when a galley appliance is installed in the aircraft galley monument.
An aircraft galley monument, comprising:
- an aircraft galley monument structure including galley insert compartment, said galley insert compartment having a shelf including primary attachment slot;
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- a galley insert case configured to removably receive a galley insert, said galley insert case having an upper surface including a floating stabilizer connector fixedly mounted to the upper surface of the galley insert case, said floating stabilizer connector being movably received in said primary attachment slot, said floating stabilizer connector being configured to prevent excessive movement of the galley insert case when the galley insert is installed in the aircraft galley monument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.