Transport Element Support System
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMichael Leslie Gilbertson, Mark L. Carpenter
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Abstract
A transport element support system comprising a first portion, a second portion, and a channel formed by the first portion and the second portion. The first portion has a hinge pin and the second portion has a receiving element. The receiving element is configured to engage with the hinge pin to couple the first portion to the second portion. The channel is configured to receive a transport element when the first portion and the second portion are coupled to each other. The transport element support system electrically isolates the transport element from a support structure in an aircraft.
Claims20
A transport element support system comprising:
- a first portion having a hinge pin;
- a second portion having a receiving element configured to engage with the hinge pin to couple the first portion to the second portion;
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- a channel formed by the first portion and the second portion, wherein the channel is configured to receive a transport element when the first portion and the second portion are coupled to each other, and wherein the transport element support system electrically isolates the transport element from a support structure in an aircraft.
A method for stabilizing a transport element in an aircraft, the method comprising:
- positioning an insert around a periphery of the transport element;
- engaging a hinge pin in a first portion of a transport element support system with a receiving element on a second portion of the transport element support system to couple the first portion to the second portion;
- positioning the insert with the transport element onto an engagement surface of the second portion;
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- rotating the first portion about the hinge pin and over the transport element to interface with the second portion such that the transport element sits within a channel formed by the first portion and the second portion.
An aircraft comprising:
- a support structure;
- a transport element running parallel to the support structure;
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- a transport element support system comprising:
- a first portion having a hinge pin;
- a second portion having a receiving element configured to engage with the hinge pin;
- and
- a channel formed by the first portion and the second portion when the hinge pin is engaged with the receiving element, wherein the channel is configured to receive the transport element when the first portion and the second portion are coupled to each other, and wherein the transport element support system electrically isolates the transport element from the support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.