Supply unit for flexible supply channels
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorUwe Schneider
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Abstract
According to one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a service unit for being installed on a service channel of an aircraft is disclosed, wherein said service unit features a mounting device and a connecting device. These two devices cooperate in such a way that the mounting and the automatic connecting are realized in one step when the service unit is moved into the installation position.
Claims14
A service unit for being installed on a service channel of a means of transport and the service channel, the service unit comprising:
- at least one service element for a passenger;
- a mounting device for mounting the service unit on the service channel;
- a roof profile;
- a profile in the roof profile of the service unit, the profile having a V-shaped cross section and extending in the longitudinal direction of the service unit, the profile being adapted for pre-centering the service unit in the lateral direction of the service unit before mounting the service unit on the service channel;
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- a connecting device for automatically connecting the at least one service element to the service channel;
- wherein the service unit and the service channel cooperate in such a way that the mounting and the automatic connecting are realized in one step.
A method for installing a service unit on a service channel of a means of transport, the method comprising:
- pre-centering the service unit in lateral direction of the service unit before mounting the service unit, by engaging inner mounting profiles of the service channel with corresponding profiles in a roof profile of the service unit having a V-shaped cross section;
- mounting the service unit on the service channel;
- automatically connecting a first service element to the service channel during the mounting step;
- wherein the service unit and the service channel cooperate in such a way that the mounting and the automatic connecting are realized in one step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.