Door frame component of cast titanium and structural fuselage part
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorMelanie Schwinning
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Abstract
A door frame component of cast titanium for a door opening in an outer skin of an aircraft or space vehicle and a structural fuselage part that includes the door frame component. The component includes a contact surface for bearing against the outer skin formed to correspond to an inner contour of the outer skin, The structural part includes the door frame component and an outer skin of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic material.
Claims16
A door frame system for a door opening in an outer skin of an aircraft or space vehicle, the door frame system comprising:
- a door frame component comprising a contact surface for bearing against the outer skin of the aircraft or space vehicle,
- wherein the door frame component is a single casting of a titanium alloy,
- wherein the door frame component contact surface is formed to lay flush with an inside of the outer skin,
- wherein the door frame component is mounted directly to the outer skin, and
- wherein the outer skin comprises of a carbon fiber reinforced plastic composite.
A fuselage structure part for an aircraft or space vehicle, the fuselage structure part comprising:
- an outer skin, which comprises a carbon fiber reinforced plastic material;
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- a door frame component for a door opening in the outer skin, wherein the door frame component comprises a contact surface for bearing against the outer skin, and wherein the contact surface is formed to lay flush with an inside of the outer skin,
- wherein the door frame component comprises of a single casting of a titanium alloy,
- wherein the door frame is mounted directly on the outer skin,
- wherein the door frame component further comprises intercostal portions;
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- wherein the intercostal portions have on their ends a fastening portion for fastening to a closest adjacent rib.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.