Patents Assigned to Airbus Deutschland
  • Supply system for the energy supply in an aircraft, aircraft and method for supplying an aircraft with energy
    Patent number: 7954753
    Abstract: A supply system for the energy supply in an aircraft comprising an engine for propelling an aircraft, a fuel cell for supplying an aircraft with electric energy, a first fuel reservoir for supplying the engine with engine fuel and a second fuel reservoir for supplying the fuel cell with fuel cell fuel. The first fuel reservoir is arranged separately of the second fuel reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Hansgeorg Schuldzig, Torge Pfafferott, Lars Frahm, Lars Nickel
  • Aircraft with grey-water utilisation system
    Patent number: 7947164
    Abstract: A grey-water utilisation system for an aircraft for treating grey water from the lavatory basins to become odourless clear water used for flushing the toilets. Freight compartment drainage can be by way of drainage valves embedded in the fuselage, or alternatively, by way of removal by suction into a waste-water collection tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Andreas Tutass, Hans-Juergen Heinrich
  • Device for automatic evaluation and control of wind tunnel measurements
    Patent number: 7942049
    Abstract: A device for evaluating a wind tunnel measurement, in which a processor identifies a flow element on an image recorded in the wind tunnel. The identified flow element subsequently may be segmented and further analyzed in order to obtain accurate information about the flow behaviour of an object to be analyzed. In addition, a method, a computer-readable storage medium, a program element, and an arrangement are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Soenke Fritz, Rolf-Rainer Grigat
  • PROPULSION DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF ENERGY CONVERTERS FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20110108663
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a propulsion device for an aircraft. The propulsion device comprises a first energy converter (4), a second energy converter (5) and a propulsion unit (1). The first energy converter (4) provides first propulsion energy, and the second energy converter (5) provides second propulsion energy. The first energy converter (4) and the second energy converter (5) are adapted to provide the first propulsion energy and the second propulsion energy to the propulsion device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Westenberger
  • Line holder in an aircraft
    Patent number: 7938365
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holder module for affixing lines of various thicknesses in an aircraft, as well as to a holder system comprising two of the above-mentioned holder modules. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method that makes it possible to lead lines reliably and in an ordered manner through an aperture in a structural component of an aircraft. Finally, the invention relates to an aircraft that is equipped with a plurality of the above-mentioned holder modules, as well as to the use of a plurality of the holder modules according to the invention in an aircraft. The holder module comprises a basic body as well as at least one cross arm. The basic body comprises at least one bearing face to accommodate or support a line. Corresponding to the basic body, the cross arm, too, comprises at least one counter-bearing face that interacts with the bearing face of the basic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Guthke, Lueder Kosiankowski, Lutz Zeuner
  • Emergency opening device for an overhead locker with a lowerable shell
    Patent number: 7938363
    Abstract: An emergency opening device for an overhead locker with a housing and a lowerable shell includes a connecting element which is connectable to a retention system operatively coupling the housing to the lowerable shell. The emergency opening device also includes a locking device adapted to move from a locked position in which the locking device is coupled with the connecting element to an unlocked position in which the locking device is uncoupled from the connecting element to release the lowerable shell from the retention system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Anton Benkart, Tobias Gauggel, Oleg Graf, Michael Klug, Georg Schuon
  • Method and apparatus for the transmission of data
    Patent number: 7941139
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of and an apparatus for transmitting data, in particular in aircraft, with wireless transmitting and receiving units which are operated on an operating frequency of more than 30 GHz and preferably in a frequency range of between 56 GHz and 64 GHz. Adverse health effects on people and signal interference phenomena are reduced and the method and the apparatus allows broadband data transmission independently of spatial configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Jörg Reitmann, Joachim Reuter, Wolfgang Fischer, Thomas Krebs
  • TAIL STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT OR SPACECRAFT
    Publication number: 20110101163
    Abstract: A tail structure for an aircraft or spacecraft, which adjoins a fuselage section of the aircraft or spacecraft, includes a support construction for supporting at least one craft component, and a bulkhead unit intended for the pressure-tight sealing of the fuselage section and able to be coupled both to the support construction and to the fuselage section so as to form a force flow path between the at least one craft component and the fuselage section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventor: Cord Haack
  • Aircraft with connection element for connecting a conduit system to cooling aggregates in aircraft cabins
    Patent number: 7934753
    Abstract: An aircraft having a connection element for connecting at least one first conduit element or the like positioned in a supply chamber of an aircraft with at least one second conduit element positioned in a cabin chamber of the aircraft, where the supply chamber and cabin chamber are separated from each other by a separation element, substantially comprising a connection part comprising fastening elements for fastening the first and second conduit element. Known connection elements have the disadvantage that there occur sealing problems due to the fastening of the fastening element at the outside of the connection part at the end facing the cabin chamber. A further disadvantage is that the connection elements protrude into the cabin chamber and form edges over which one may stumble there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Theo De Buhr
  • Luggage compartment actuation
    Patent number: 7934678
    Abstract: A detection unit for integration in a luggage compartment of an airplane, having a capacitive sensor with an active layer, wherein the capacitive sensor is adapted to detect a first event triggered by a user, wherein the detection unit is adapted to transmit a first control signal to a control mechanism, wherein the first control signal corresponds to the first event and wherein the active layer comprises carbon fiber electrically isolated from a surrounding compartment structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignees: Airbus Deutschland GmbH, Airbus Societe par Actions Simplifiees
    Inventors: Olaf Von Wieding, Lars Rowold, Bodo Wisch
  • Use of cabin air for generation of water via exhaust gas of a fuel cell
    Patent number: 7935447
    Abstract: A water generation system for the generation of water on board an aircraft comprises a fuel cell device having an exhaust for an exhaust gas, a condenser and an outflow valve for discharging cabin air, which is drawn off through the condenser due to the pressure difference between the cabin pressure and ambient pressure without extensive cooling circuits or pumps, for example. The condenser may be coupled to the exhaust such that the exhaust gas is cooled by cabin air, and the outflow valve is connected to the condenser and to the environment of the aircraft, such that, when the aircraft is at cruising altitude, the cabin air is drawn through the condenser and is discharged into the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Wolff, Markus Maibach, Claus Hoffjann
  • Arrangement of line connections for installations in an aircraft passenger cabin
    Patent number: 7931047
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement of line connections for installations in an aircraft passenger cabin. The arrangement comprises a line connection element for accommodating several line connections; wherein the line connection element has a fixed position in the floor grid; wherein the line connections are adaptable to system lines of aircraft systems; and wherein the installations are adaptable by way of flexible inlet lines on the line connection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Johannes Gonnsen, Markus Fokken, Michael Dupont, Michael Harriehausen, Lars Lehmann, Marc Scheel, Stefan Repp
  • Conditional aircraft cabin warning and signalling system for determining the cabin status
    Patent number: 7932837
    Abstract: A monitoring method for monitoring a seat status for an aircraft. A seat occupancy status of a seat element is measured by a seat occupancy sensor, and the fastening status of the seat element is measured by a fastening sensor. The seat occupancy status and the fasting status are transmitted to a monitoring device. The monitoring device automatically generates a warning signal if a combination of a predetermined occupancy status and a predetermined fastening status occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Hans-Gerhard Giesa, Fabian Zwirn
  • Continuous fuselage connection
    Patent number: 7931234
    Abstract: An attachment system for attaching a tail unit to an attachment surface of an aircraft is disclosed. An attachment surface may be a fuselage, for example. In an arrangement, the attachment system includes a mounting with a first bearing surface that is capable of resting against the tail unit, and a second bearing surface that is capable of resting against the attachment surface. The first bearing surface and the second bearing surface, of which there is at least one, include a common line of contact. In the arrangement, the planes of the first bearing surface and of the second bearing surface are at an angle that differs from 0° and 180°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Maenz
  • Deflection device for a stream body
    Patent number: 7931236
    Abstract: The present application describes to a deflection device, for example, for a blunt stream body. The deflection device has an edge, which, for example, can be mounted to the stream body. In an advantageous manner, the deflection device allows an influencing of the slipstream in such a way that turbulences, which are connected with the slipstream and form downstream of blunt stream bodies, have as little influence as possible on the dragged object in order to avoid the formation of building-up motions of the dragged object, which lead to instabilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Damien Lejeau, Petra Aumann, Detlev Schwetzler
  • Method and lidar system for measuring air turbulences on board aircraft and for airports and wind farms
    Patent number: 7933002
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for measuring air turbulences with a lidar system, particularly on board aircraft during which a pulsed expanded laser beam (12) of a predetermined wavelength is emitted up to a spatial area and light backscattered from this spatial area is received. At a first point in time t1 and at a second point in time t2 after emitting a laser pulse (L), the intensity distribution in the cross-section of the backscattered light is measured, and an air turbulence in a measuring field defined by points in time t1 and t2 is determined from the comparison of both intensity distributions. Images of speckle patterns are recorded with the aid of cameras (21, 22). An evaluation unit (30) conducts a cross correlation in order to render the turbulence visible and to display it on a monitor (35).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Thorsteinn Halldorsson
  • Transfer unit
    Patent number: 7926505
    Abstract: In present-day aircraft a drain mast is used on the underside of the fuselage in order to discharge grey water to the external environment. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention there is no need to provide such a drain mast in that a transfer unit is used as a connection unit, and buffer storage spaces are used between the wash basins and the vacuum waste-water system. The transfer unit comprises a self-opening valve with a floating body for automatic discharge. This purely mechanical function and the simple design result in low susceptibility to malfunction and in a long service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Harald Gruendel
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC LOAD ALLEVIATION TO A HIGH LIFT SURFACE SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR TO A LANDING FLAP SYSTEM, OF AN AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20110084173
    Abstract: A method and a device for providing automatic load alleviation to a high lift surface system, in particular to a landing flap system, of an aircraft when a blockage occurs, wherein in response to a control signal emitted by a control device at least one high lift surface, which is actuated by means of a local mechanical final control element, is brought to a predetermined position by a central drive unit that is connected by way of a rotary shaft arrangement to the local final control element by generating a torque transmitted by the central drive unit to the rotary shaft arrangement. If a signal is registered that indicates that there is a blockage within the high lift surface system, the torque transmitted by the central drive unit to the rotary shaft arrangement is automatically reduced to a predetermined low torque value, and the position of the high lift surface system is fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2006
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Fleddermann, Wolfgang Hartwig, Alexandre Darbois, Martin Richter
  • Aircraft component exposed to streaming surrounding air
    Patent number: 7922126
    Abstract: An aircraft component, such as a wing, has perforations through an outer wall for boundary layer suction. In the space between the outer wall and inner wall partition walls form pressure channels and suction channels that are adjacent to each other and alternate, which channels communicate with the perforations. For example, alternating channels may be formed by a corrugated structure having trapezoidal corrugations providing a larger area for the suction channels than for the pressure channels. The pressure channels may be coupled to a hot-air reservoir by a control device, lines and valves, and the suction channels may be coupled to a vacuum reservoir, unless a short-circuit valve is used to cross connect the lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventor: Juergen Meister
  • Handle ledge for an aircraft cabin
    Patent number: D638341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Schuephaus, Silvan Fiedler