Method for assembling fuselage sections of an aircraft
AssigneeAirbus Operations S.L.
InventorsEnrique Vera Villares, Maria Aranzazu Garcia Patino
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Abstract
The method comprises the manufacture of a front section (2) and an rear section (3) with an assembly structure integrated into the rear section and the subsequent assembly of the two sections. The manufacture of the front section (2) comprises the manufacture of a main portion (9) of the front section separated from a coupling portion (10) of the front section. The assembly of the two sections comprises the assembly of the main portion (9) with the group comprising of the rear section assembly (3) and the coupling portion (10) of front section.
Claims12
A method for assembling fuselage sections of an aircraft, to couple a front section to a rear section of the fuselage;
- the sections comprising stringers, shape frames and skin;
- the fuselage comprising an assembly structure between the front section and the rear section;
- the assembly structure including a main buttstrap and an assembly frame, the method comprising:
- manufacturing the front section which includes the manufacture of a main portion of the front section and a coupling portion which consists of a portion of the front section which extends from a front edge encompassing an arc, wherein the main portion is defined by the front edge, a rear edge and a transversal edge extending between the front edge and the rear edge and is separated from the coupling portion;
- wherein the transversal edge includes a transversal buttstrap to connect the main portion of the front section to the coupling portion;
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- manufacturing the rear section which includes the integration of the assembly structure into the rear section;
- assembling of the main portion of the front section to the rear section;
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- assembling of the coupling portion to each of the main portion of the front section and the rear section.
A method for assembling fuselage sections of an aircraft, to couple a front section to a rear section of the fuselage;
- the sections comprising stringers, shape frames and skin;
- the fuselage comprising an assembly structure between the front section and the rear section;
- the assembly structure including a main buttstrap and an assembly frame the method comprising:
- manufacturing of the front section and of the rear section with the assembly structure integrated into one of the sections;
- and
- assembling of the sections;
- wherein the manufacture of the front section includes the manufacture of a main portion of the front section and a coupling portion which consists of a portion of the front section which extends from a front edge encompassing an arc, wherein the main portion of the front section is defined by the front edge, a rear edge and a transversal edge extending between the front edge and the rear edge and is separated from the coupling portion;
- wherein the transversal edge includes a transversal buttstrap to connect the main portion of the front section to the coupling portion;
- the manufacture of the rear section includes the integration of the assembly structure into the rear section;
- and
- the assembly of the two sections includes the assembly of the main portion of the front section to the rear section and the coupling portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.