Assembly system and method for assembling aircraft system components in the triangle region
OwnerEckart FRANKENBERGERinventor
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Abstract
An assembly system for assembling aircraft system components in a triangle region of an aircraft. The assembly system includes a support structure, a guide attached to the support structure, at least one holder attached to the support structure for releasably holding an aircraft system component, and a guide rail inserted in a portion of the triangle region. At least a portion of the support structure is configured to be moved in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support structure.
Claims14
An assembly system for assembling aircraft system components in a triangle region in a lower deck of an aircraft, the assembly system comprising:
- an elongate support structure;
- a guide attached to the support structure and configured to guide the support structure;
- at least one holder attached to the support structure and configured to releasably hold an elongate aircraft system component;
- a guide rail configured to be inserted in a portion of the triangle region and in a longitudinal direction of the triangle region,
- the guide being configured to be moved along the guide rail,
- the support structure being sized such that the support structure can be inserted into the triangle region by the guide and the guide rail in the longitudinal direction of the triangle region, and
- at least a portion of the support structure is configured to be moved in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support structure.
A method for assembling an aircraft system component in a triangle region in a lower deck of an aircraft, comprising:
- inserting a guide rail into a portion of the triangle region and in a longitudinal direction of the triangle region;
- providing a support structure comprising a guide and at least one holder;
- attaching an elongate aircraft system component to the at least one holder;
- inserting the support structure into the triangle region in the longitudinal direction of the triangle region by moving the support structure along the guide rail via the guide;
- moving at least a portion of the support structure in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support structure in such a way that the elongate aircraft system component is brought into a final assembly position within the triangle region;
- attaching the aircraft system component to at least one primary structural component of the aircraft forming the triangle region;
- releasing the aircraft system component from the at least one holder;
- and
- moving the support structure out of the triangle region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.