Patents Assigned to Airbus Deutschland
  • Patent number: 8342855
    Abstract: A connection system for cables comprises a raceway adapted to cover the cable and a raceway outlet element connectable to the raceway. The raceway outlet element includes a first connection element for connecting the cable to second connection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignees: Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Connecteurs Electriques Deutsch
    Inventors: Dimitrios Tsirangelos, Alexis Synodinos
  • Patent number: 8342921
    Abstract: An aircraft air conditioning system includes a cyclone unit positioned proximate to at least one discharger, the unit having an inlet opening, which communicates with a fresh air supply line, an intake opening, through which air is sucked in from the aircraft cabin, and at least one outlet opening, which communicates with the at least one discharger. A first, cyclone flow of only fresh air is produced in the cyclone unit during operation of the aircraft air conditioning system, the first cyclone flow tending to draw cabin air into the cyclone unit via the intake opening for mixture with the fresh air, after which a second cyclone flow of the cabin air and fresh air are expelled through the outlet opening and the at least one discharger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alfred Huber, Jacek Kogut, Thomas Treimer, Slawa Babak
  • Patent number: 8336610
    Abstract: A device for temperature control in an aircraft cabin includes a first supply control arrangement and a first pressure control arrangement. The first supply control arrangement includes an air duct and a valve arrangement that controls a supply of heated air delivered to a first temperature area of the aircraft cabin such that a first specified temperature for the first temperature zone is achieved. When the valve arrangement fails, the first pressure control arrangement operates to control a pressure of heated air supplied into the first temperature area such that the first specified temperature for the first temperature zone is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Nico Centofante, Markus Petrac, Thomas Scherer, Uwe Buchholz
  • Patent number: 8336609
    Abstract: A passenger aircraft includes a cabin subdivided into a plurality of cabin zones supplied with feed air from respective supply lines, a plurality of temperature sensors, and an electronic control unit coupled to the plurality of temperature sensors. The plurality of temperature sensors measures a plurality of individual ambient temperature values associated with different locations in at least one of the plurality of cabin zones. The electronic control unit derives a derived ambient temperature value for the at least one cabin zone from the plurality of individual ambient temperature values. The electronic control unit then controls a temperature of the feed air supplied to the at least one cabin zone based on the difference between the derived ambient temperature value and a room temperature target value for the at least one cabin zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Schwan, Michael Markwart
  • Patent number: 8328607
    Abstract: A system for ventilating an aircraft cabin includes an air supply pipe connected to an air source, and a plurality of air distribution lines branching off from the air supply pipe. In a first operating state, the ventilating system is adapted to blow out the air, flowing through the air supply pipe, directly from the air distribution lines into the aircraft cabin. In contrast, in a second operating state of the ventilating system, at least some of the air distribution lines are connected to connecting lines which supply the air, flowing through the air supply pipe, to air outlets arranged in a distributed manner in the aircraft cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Sven Reisbach
  • Patent number: 8317958
    Abstract: A method for producing single- or multi-layered fiber preforms by the TFP process with fiber strands, aligned substantially to be oriented with the flux of force, laid on a backing layer and attached by fixing threads, to form a fiber preform with a desired material thickness and without a backing layer. A release layer is applied at least in certain regions to the backing layer and, after completion of the TFP process, the fiber preform is introduced into a fixing device, in which at least some of the fixing threads are melted. Subsequently the backing layer, separated from the fiber preform by the release layer, is detached from the fiber preform. The fiber preforms have a virtually optimum fiber structure without flaws along with a desired material thickness and are predestined for the production of composite components for load-bearing components that must withstand high mechanical loads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Paul Joern, Ulrich Eberth
  • Patent number: 8303384
    Abstract: A device for mixing fresh air and heating air in a ventilation system of an aircraft includes a fresh air inlet, a heating air supply body for supplying the heating air into the device, and a mixed air outlet for delivering mixed fresh air and heating air from the device. The heating air supply body includes a first portion and a second portion which constitute a flow resistance to the fresh air. The second portion is formed as a closed hollow body with a plurality of heating air supply openings and is connected to the first portion at a downstream end of the first portion, viewed in the flow direction of the heating air. Advantageously, the first portion of the heating air supply body is of streamlined shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Dariusz Krakowski, Uwe Buchholz, Nico Centofante
  • Publication number: 20120273051
    Abstract: An arrangement is provided for de-icing pipeline connections of an aircraft, which are connected to all fresh air outlets of an air conditioner, whose construction includes, but is not limited to the functions of multiple turbines and heat exchangers, having a first pipeline, which is connected to a first turbine, and a second pipeline, which is connected to a second turbine, the two pipelines, which are each connected downstream from the two turbines and to which process air is fed at the turbine outlets, being connected at the pipe ends and being continued using a third pipeline. The arrangement is characterized in that a first hot air source is fed hot fresh air from a bleed air system of the aircraft and is connected at its outlet to a fourth pipeline, into which temperature-reduced fresh air is fed from the hot air source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Juergen KELNHOFER, Dariusz KRAKOWSKI, Jose-Javier FRANCISCO-PALOMARES
  • Patent number: 8292222
    Abstract: Aircraft air-conditioning system (1) for an aircraft having a plurality of zones (2, 4), comprising a first line (6) for feeding cold air at an actual temperature T1act., a second line (14) which branches off a portion of the air from the first line (6) at a branching point (10) and feeds the air to a plurality of zones (2, 4) of an aircraft, wherein warm air is fed through a first trim valve (12) into the second line (14) so that the air in the second line (14) is heated to the actual temperature T2act., and a first zone feed line (24) feeding the air downstream of the first trim valve (12) to a first zone (2), wherein a second trim valve (26) is arranged in the first zone feed line (24), through which valve warm air is fed into the first zone feed line (24) so that the air in the first zone feed line (24) is heated to the actual temperature Tzf1act., and the first line (6) downstream and/or upstream of the branching point (1) feeds cold air at least to one further zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Alexander Solntsev, Johannes Eichholz, Holger Bammann
  • Patent number: 8266778
    Abstract: The present invention provides an assembly apparatus for supporting a fuselage section of an aircraft or spacecraft in an adjustable assembly position, with at least one stiffening bow for detachably stiffening the fuselage section and a rotational support, which rotatably supports the at least one stiffening bow. Also provided is a method for the assembly of a fuselage section of an aircraft or spacecraft in which an assembly position of the fuselage section is prescribed. In further steps, the fuselage section is reinforced with a stiffening bow and the stiffening bow is rotatably supported. The stiffening bow is then turned in such a way that the fuselage section rotates into the assembly position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Neuhaus, Rainer Schildt, Volker Meiz
  • Patent number: 8226320
    Abstract: A bolted joint for connecting structural parts established by at least two bolt eyes formed in each part. Two conically configured bolts are each surrounded by a slotted sleeve having a conical inner surface and a cylindrical outer surface. A thin end of each bolt has a threaded journal and a thick end has a spanner lug. Slotted eccentric bushings are inserted into the bolt eyes, which each receive a slotted sleeve and a bolt. Each threaded journal interacts with a nut so when the nut is tightened, a radial force is exerted by the sleeve upon the bolt eyes. The sleeves each have a rim with two diametrically opposing, mutually parallel flattenings. The sleeves are secured against twisting by an anti-twist protection which is formed of two rings, connected to each other via a web. The rings have bearing edges which interact positively with the flattenings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Uwe Steinke
  • Patent number: 8225622
    Abstract: A system for cooling items of freight on board an aircraft includes a refrigerating device and also a cooling station to which cooling energy generated by the refrigerating device is supplied by a refrigerant medium. The cooling station is capable of being connected to a freight compartment of the aircraft or to a freight container on board the aircraft, in order to lead the cooling energy supplied to the cooling station away into the freight compartment or into the freight container. A freight container for receiving items of freight designated for transportation on board an aircraft is capable of being connected to a cooling station of a system for cooling items of freight on board an aircraft, so that the cooling energy supplied to the cooling station is capable of being led away into the freight container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Ozan Uluc, Kayihan Ahmet Kiryaman, Matthias Witschke
  • Patent number: 8220745
    Abstract: A connection arrangement for connecting a first and second reinforcing element of an aircraft or spacecraft, the reinforcing elements each have profiled cross-sections comprising at least one foot portion and at least one web portion. They are spaced from one another at their end connection faces by a strap element. The connection arrangement comprises at least one foot portion connection element, which can be adjusted and firmly joined on one side to the geometrical shape of the foot portion of the first reinforcing element, on the other side to the geometrical shape of the foot portion of the second reinforcing element and to the interposed strip element, and comprising at least one web coupling element, which can be adjusted and firmly joined on one side to the geometrical shape of the web portion of the first reinforcing element, and on the other side to the strap element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Tacke
  • Patent number: 8220744
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fitting for introducing great loads into a fuselage cell of an aircraft, in particular those which emanate from undercarriage components or are introduced into them. The fitting has a shoulder plate for bearing against the inside of the skin of the fuselage cell for example over its full surface area. Arranged underneath the shoulder plate is a vertical lug shackle with a lug for introducing the loads, wherein the lug shackle is led to the outside through a clearance in the skin of the fuselage cell. At least one approximately upright fastening shackle is provided on the upper side of the shoulder plate for connecting the fitting to a frame web. According to the invention, the loads occurring are introduced into the frame, substantially “moment-free” in the region of a neutral fiber, so that the said frame is not exposed to any appreciable flexural stresses and can be of a more lightweight design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Herrmann Benthien
  • Patent number: 8205832
    Abstract: The present invention provides a floor structure for a fuselage comprising a plurality of cross beams to which respectively at least one first strut and at least one second strut are associated for connecting the respective cross beam to the fuselage. The at least one first strut is aligned in a corresponding first direction vector and the at least second strut is aligned corresponding to a second direction vector. The projections of the first direction vector and of the second direction vector onto the longitudinal direction of the fuselage are different for absorbing a force acting in the longitudinal direction of the fuselage on the floor structure, through the first and second struts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: AIRBUS Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Thorsten Schroeer, Thorsten Roming
  • Patent number: 8208148
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining at least one characteristic parameter of a CRP specimen (3, 4), in particular a specimen of prepreg material, for aerospace, comprising the following method steps: presenting the specimen (3, 4), irradiating the. specimen (3, 4) with a predetermined spectrum of electromagnetic radiation, recording the interaction between the specimen (3, 4) and the electromagnetic radiation in a data record (20) and determining the at least one characteristic parameter from the recorded data record (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hauke Lengsfeld, Peter Sander, Hans Marquardt, Rudolf Duwald
  • Patent number: 8205836
    Abstract: A fire protection device for an aircraft or spacecraft is disclosed. The fire protection device can include a fireproof bulkhead and an adjusting device, the fireproof bulkhead can be adjusted from a ventilating position I into a screening position II. This may prevent a stream of smoke and heat from penetrating into the cabin when there is a fire underneath the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Falk Brinkmann, Heinz-Peter Busch, Berend Schoke
  • Patent number: 8205824
    Abstract: An aircraft fuselage structure is described for a flying-wing aircraft, having a central area of slight curvature and side areas of greater curvature, which forms a pressure body and has an outer skin and structure reinforcements which support the outer skin. According to the invention, the structure reinforcements contain three-dimensional truss bending supports which extend over the area of light curvature and comprise first straps, which run close to the outer skin 9, and second straps, which run at a distance from the outer skin, and are connected to one another by coupling elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Joern Goos
  • Patent number: 8205834
    Abstract: A support structure for an aircraft, includes one or several bar elements and one or several junction elements. At least one bar element includes a transition region which can be made to engage at least one junction element. When the transition region of the bar element engages at least one junction element, centric force transmission takes place between the bar element and the junction element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Maenz
  • Patent number: 8201775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a decompression element for pressure equalization in a cabin of an aircraft, with a decompression element frame, a flap, and a hinge element or at least one bearing element for fitting the flap to the decompression element frame. The hinge element or the bearing element can be produced from a plastics material. A decompression device for decompressing a cabin area includes a decompression device frame, a first opening which enables a flow to take place between a line of an air-conditioning system of the aircraft and the interior space of the decompression device, a second opening which enables a flow to take place between the cabin area and the interior space of the decompression device, and a third opening receiving the decompression element with the flap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Treimer, Ingo Hildebrand, Hubert Stützle