US 2017/0361915 A1 · PRESSURIZED BULKHEAD

Abstract

A pressure bulkhead for an aircraft includes a wall assembly. The wall assembly includes a first wall section which extends in a direction nonparallel to a length of the aircraft. The wall assembly further includes a second wall section secured to the first wall section wherein the second wall section includes a curved shape. The curved shape includes a convex portion which extends further along the length of the aircraft in a direction toward the aft end of the aircraft than the first wall section. A method for assembling a pressure bulkhead is also provided.

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Dependent claims

A pressure bulkhead for an aircraft, comprises:

a wall assembly, comprising:
a first wall section which extends in a direction nonparallel to a length of the aircraft;
and
a second wall section secured to the first wall section wherein the second wall section comprises a curved shape such that the curved shape includes a convex portion which extends further along the length of the aircraft in a direction toward an aft end of the aircraft than the first wall section.

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A method for assembling a pressurize bulkhead, comprising the steps of:

positioning a first wall section and a second wall section adjacent to one another;
and
securing the first wall section to the second wall section, wherein the second wall section comprises a curved shape with a convex portion which extends further along a length of an aircraft in a direction toward an aft end of the aircraft than the first wall section, forming a splice joint between the first and second wall sections and forming a wall assembly.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Pressurized bulkhead

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Abstract

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