# US 2022/0025992 A1 · Pipe support > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2022/0025992 A1 - Document ID: US20220025992A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/435,323 - Filed: 2020-06-17 - Published: 2022-01-27 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-19 - Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH - Applicants: Airbus Operations Limited - Inventors: Mouayiad SHEBLI - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220025992A1 ## CPC - F16L 3/1091: {with two members, the two members being fixed to each other with fastening members on each side} - F16L 3/18: allowing movement in axial direction - F16L 5/00: Devices for use where pipes, cables or protective tubing pass through walls or partitions (installations of electric cables or lines through walls, floors or ceilings H02G3/22) - B64D 47/00: Equipment not otherwise provided for - F16L: PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT ## Abstract A pipe support block for an aircraft fluid system is disclosed in which the pipe support block is arranged to support a pipe on a structural member, such as a bracket. The pipe support has a first part and a second part which together form a collar. The collar has a pipe receiving bore and is configured to support a fluid pipe on the structural member. First and second fastener holes extend through both the first part and the second part. The first and second fastener holes are each arranged to receive a fastener to fasten the first and second parts to each other and to the structural member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A pipe support for an aircraft fluid system, the pipe support comprising: a first part and a second part which together form a collar with a pipe receiving bore configured to support a fluid pipe on a structural member; a first fastener hole extending through both the first part and the second part; and a second fastener hole extending through both the first part and the second part, wherein the first and second fastener holes are each arranged to receive a fastener to fasten the first and second parts to each other and to the structural member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The pipe support of claim 1, wherein axes of the first and second fastener holes extend parallel to an axis of the pipe receiving bore. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The pipe support of claim 1, wherein the first part has a first abutment face and the second part has a second abutment face, the first and second abutment faces being configured to abut to form the collar. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The pipe support of claim 3, wherein a first bore recess is formed in the first abutment face and a second bore recess is formed in the second abutment face, the first and second bore recesses together forming the pipe receiving bore. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The pipe support of claim 4, wherein the first and second abutment faces are inclined relative to the axis of the pipe receiving bore. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The pipe support of claim 1, wherein the first part and the second part each comprise a first overlapping portion which are arranged to overlap to define the first fastener hole; and wherein the first part and the second part each comprise a second overlapping portion which are arranged to overlap to define the second fastener hole. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The pipe support of claim 1, wherein the first part has a first clamping face, and the second part has a second clamping face, wherein the first and second clamping faces clamp against each other when the first and second parts are brought together in an axial direction of the first and second fastener holes. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The pipe support of claim 7, wherein the first part has at least two first clamping faces on one side of the first part, and wherein the second part has at least two second clamping faces on one side of the second part. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The pipe support of claim 1, comprising a stop offset from axes of both the first and second fastener holes to prevent rotation of one of the first and second parts relative to the other of the first and second parts about either of the axes of the first and second fastener holes. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The pipe support of claim 9, wherein the stop comprises a male stop feature protruding axially from one of the first and second parts and a female stop feature on the other one of the first and second parts arranged to receive the male stop feature when the first and second parts are brought together in an axial direction of the first and second fastener holes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The pipe support of claim 1, wherein one of the first and second parts is interchangeable with another of either of the first and second parts. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The pipe support of claim 11, wherein the first and second parts are at least substantially identical. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The pipe support of claim 1, further comprising a first fastener configured to extend through the first fastener hole of the first part and the second part to clamp the first and second parts with each other and the structural member; and a second fastener configured to extend through the second fastener hole of the first part and the second part to clamp the first and second parts with each other and the structural member. ### Claim 14 A pipe mounting assembly for an aircraft fluid system comprising: a pipe support configured to support a pipe on a structural member, the pipe support having a first part and a second part which together form a collar around the pipe; a first fastener configured to extend through both the first part and second part to fasten the first and second parts to each other and to the structural member; and a second fastener configured to extend through both the first part and second part to fasten the first and second parts to each other and to the structural member. ### Claim 15 A pipe assembly for an aircraft fluid system comprising: an aircraft structural member; a fluid pipe extending through an opening in the aircraft structural member; a pipe support collar supporting the fluid pipe; and a first fastener and a second fastener fastening the collar to the aircraft structural member; wherein the pipe support collar includes a first part and a second part which together encircle the fluid pipe; and wherein the first fastener and the second fastener each extend through both the first part and the second part to fasten the first and second parts to each other. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The pipe assembly of claim 15, wherein the fluid pipe is slidably retained by the pipe support collar. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The pipe assembly of claim 15, wherein the pipe is a hydraulic pipe. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The pipe assembly of claim 15, wherein the structural member is one of a rib and a support bracket. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) A fixed wing aircraft comprising at least one of the pipe support of claim 1. ### Claim 20 A method of supporting a pipe on a structural member of an aircraft, the method comprising: disposing a pipe through an opening in the structural member; locating first and second parts of a pipe support together on the pipe to form a collar; inserting a first fastener through both the first and second parts of the pipe support and fastening the first fastener with the structural member; and inserting a second fastener through both the first and second parts of the pipe support and fastening the second fastener with the structural member.