Device for fixing an object to a rigid structure
AssigneeAerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle
InventorJean-Pierre Balza
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Abstract
The fixing of an object such as a thermophonic insulation cushion or blanket to a structure such as as stringer within the fuselage of an aircraft is carried out by means of a one-piece device (10). The latter comprises a support member (12) resting on a circular arc-shaped portion (a3) of the stringer (a), a fixing member (14), which is fitted into a hole (a4) in the stringer and an attachment member (16), such as a serrated pin, on which the cushion is held by a washer (20).
Claims7
Device for fixing an isolation cushion to a stringer comprising a planar portion extended by a curved portion having a substantially circular arc-shaped cross-section, wherein said device comprises:
- a support member including a concave surface having a substantially circular arc-shaped cross-section complementary to an outer face of said curved portion of the stringer, and a hookshaped portion able to surround an end edge of said curved portion;
- a fixing member carried by the support member and able to fit into a hole formed in the planar portion of the stringer, in order to lock the device on said stringer;
- an attachment member carried by the support member and comprising a serrated pin able to penetrate a fixing hole formed in the isolation cushion;
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- a locking washer able to be fitted onto the serrated pin to hold said isolation cushion in place;
- and wherein said support member, fixing member and attachment member are made in one single piece from a plastics material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.