Patents Assigned to Airbus Operation GmbH
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Patent number: 10056085Abstract: A method of performing speech recognition on board an aircraft, a computer program for executing the method, as well as a speech recognition unit for performing speech recognition on board an aircraft. The method comprises receiving a speech signal spoken by a user; performing speaker recognition on the speech signal to identify the user from the speech signal; selecting a speech recognition user profile which is associated with the identified user; and performing speech recognition on the speech signal using the selected user profile.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Peter Klose, Michael Luedtke
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Publication number: 20180230281Abstract: A plastics material component for an aircraft includes (i) a substrate, which comprises one or more thermosetting plastics materials, and (ii) one or more layers which are applied to the substrate, at least one layer S1 comprising mica. A method for producing the plastics material component includes providing a substrate including at least one thermosetting plastics material or one polymer which is crosslinked to form a thermosetting plastics material, and applying one or more layers to the substrate, wherein at least one layer includes mica. The mica-containing layer is applied directly to the substrate and the application is carried out before and/or during the curing of the thermosetting plastics material.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2018Publication date: August 16, 2018Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Peter Turanski, Heinz-Peter Busch, Berend Schoke, Wilko Östereich
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Patent number: 10046846Abstract: A method of manufacturing a shell component for an aircraft or spacecraft includes positioning a skin panel, which includes a skin of the aircraft or spacecraft and first and second stringers stiffening the skin, opposite a frame having first and second mouseholes for receiving the first and second stringers, elastically bending the skin panel, inserting the first stringer into the first mousehole, and releasing the elastic bend to insert the second stringer into the second mousehole.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Stefan Brunner, Wolfgang Schulze, Memis Tiryaki, Wolfgang Eilken
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Patent number: 10049081Abstract: A system for documenting the state of a component, for example a component present on board a transport device; the use of such a system in a transport device; a transport device having such a system; an associated method for documenting the state of a component; and a computer program for executing the method. The transport device may be an aircraft. The system comprises a central logbook equipment and at least one mobile recording device, the mobile recording device comprising a recording unit for recording items of multimedia information relating to the state of the component, and a transmitting unit for transmitting the recorded items of multimedia information to the central logbook equipment. The central logbook equipment is configured to generate a multimedia logbook entry on the basis of the transmitted items of multimedia information, and to store the generated multimedia logbook entry.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventor: Wolfram Henkel
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Patent number: 10046526Abstract: A method for producing a load introducing element for a control surface of an aircraft or a spacecraft, includes cutting to size preformed fibrous substructures out of a fibrous material. The method also includes draping the fibrous substructures to mold at least one first component, at least one second component and at least one first flange in the form of a single semi-finished product. Further, the method includes inserting the semi-finished product into a mold, injecting matrix material, and curing the semi-finished product to form a finished product.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Marco Goettinger, Tamas Havar, Xavier Hue, Franz Stadler
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Publication number: 20180222587Abstract: A cabin monument for an aircraft includes a floor panel, which forms a base surface of the cabin monument, and a surrounding sidewall which defines an interior space of the cabin monument. The surrounding sidewall is assembled from a first wall part and a second wall part which is coupled to this. Provision is made on at least one of the wall parts for a fixing section which is overlapped by the floor panel. Also described is an aircraft which features such a cabin monument.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2018Publication date: August 9, 2018Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Martin Staub, Thorsten Otto, Markus Schumacher, Andreas Heidtmann, Jana Witt
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Patent number: 10041849Abstract: A system to detect a pressure difference between the interior of a cabin of an aircraft and the exterior of the aircraft. The system includes a window arrangement having a first windowpane with a first surface and an opposite second surface and is adapted to be mounted in an aircraft such that the first surface of the first windowpane faces the exterior of the aircraft and is subjected to ambient outside atmospheric pressure and the second surface faces the cabin interior, and a pressure sensor including a first pressure port. The first windowpane includes a first air passage opening extending between the first and second surfaces of the first windowpane, and the pressure sensor is sealingly connected to the first air passage opening such that the first pressure port of the pressure sensor is subjected to pressure acting on the first surface of the first windowpane.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2015Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Thorsten Knijnenburg, Albin Poth
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Patent number: 10043363Abstract: A system for detecting low concentrations of specific chemical compounds in the air of an aircraft cabin. The system includes a cabin management system with a processing unit and a user interface and a plurality of sensors. Each sensor is connected to the processing unit of the cabin management system such that data can be transmitted from the sensor to the processing unit. Each sensor is adapted to determine a presence of a first chemical compound in the air of an aircraft cabin and transmit data indicative of the determined presence to the processing unit. The processing unit is adapted to process data indicative of the presence of the first chemical compound received from a sensor of the plurality of sensors and to signal the presence of the first chemical compound to a user via the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventor: Christian Riedel
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Patent number: 10040557Abstract: A flight attendant seat comprises a carrier device having a first surface, a seat element movably coupled to the carrier device, and a backrest element movably coupled to the carrier device and operatively coupled to the seat element. The seat is movable between an operative position, permitting the use of the seat by a flight attendant, and an inoperative position in which the seat element and the backrest element are positioned, relative to the carrier device, such that they do not protrude from the carrier device first surface. The seat may be positioned in such a way, relative to a passenger seat or a row of passenger seats, that the rear side of the backrest element faces towards the rear side of a backrest of the passenger seat or the rear side of a backrest of at least one passenger seat belonging to the row of passenger seats.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Matthias Breuer, Sabrina Moje
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Publication number: 20180215471Abstract: A linear guide mechanism for a passenger seat includes a movable carriage and a guide rail. The linear guide mechanism further includes a guide unit for positioning the movable carriage on the guide rail. The guide unit includes at least one guide element and a fastening element. Moreover, the guide unit is substantially fixed to the movable carriage by the fastening element. The guide unit and the movable carriage are displaceably mounted on the guide rail.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2018Publication date: August 2, 2018Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventor: Claus-Peter Gross
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Patent number: 10035601Abstract: An aircraft ram air channel assembly having: a first ram air inlet with a deflector protruding from the aircraft outer skin, the deflector guiding an air flow into a first ram air inlet channel; a second ram air inlet having a cross-sectional area flush with the outer skin, the second inlet being coupled to a second ram air inlet channel and arranged proximate to the first inlet upstream of the first inlet; and a flap pivotable about an axis between first and second operating positions. The axis is upstream of the first and second inlets and extends perpendicular to the air flow. The flap in its first position projects into the second inlet channel to control air flow through the second inlet into the second inlet channel, and in its second position projects into the air flow to prevent foreign objects from entering the first and second inlets.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Martin Schmid, Christian Bartels, Frank Klimpel, Klaus Vehlhaber
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Patent number: 10035476Abstract: A network node for a network provided in a transport means, in particular in an aircraft, the network node being coupleable to a supply line provided for supplying electrical energy to the transport means, in particular the aircraft, in such a way that it can draw a leakage current of the supply line, the network node comprising an energy buffer storage that is chargeable with electrical energy, the energy buffer storage being chargeable by the drawn leakage current with electrical energy.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventor: Jan Mueller
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Patent number: 10036413Abstract: A screw for an electrically contacting connection includes a screw head and a thread having a thread profile with a first thread flank facing the screw head and a second thread flank facing away from the screw head. The first thread flank is continuously curved from a radially inner bottom region to a radially outer run-out region in such a way that first angles between the center axis and local tangents, which lie on the first thread flank and intersect the center axis of the screw, increase radially outward along this direction. The second thread flank and the center axis include a second angle, which lies below the maximum first angle, in the opposite direction of the first angle. The run-out region continuously connects the first thread flank and the second thread flank to one another and is completely rounded.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Jürgen Otten, Axel Kranich, Stefan Schoenmeyer
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Patent number: 10035303Abstract: A method for joining a first and a second component, at least one of which comprises a fiber-reinforced plastics material. The components are arranged in relation to one another in such a way that a gap region remains between the first and the second component. The gap region is filled, at least in portions, with an uncured plastics material filler in which nanoparticles are dispersed. Energy is introduced locally into the nanoparticles in order to cure the plastics material filler. In another aspect, the invention provides a device for joining two components.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2012Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Karsten Litzenberger, Klaus Edelmann, Matthias Schweim, Rainer Schildt
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Patent number: 10035600Abstract: A seat rail for supporting seats in an aircraft comprises a support portion for connection with the cabin floor and a seat receiving portion having a groove for receiving the end portions of connector elements coupled with the support frame of a seat. The support portion comprises a profile arrangement of a fiber-reinforced polymer, preferably carbon fiber-reinforced polymer, having a central main portion and flanges which extend outwardly from and perpendicular with respect so the main portion to form a support surface for the seat rail. The main portion comprises a slot open at least at its end remote from the flanges. At least one metal element comprising the groove for receiving the end portions of the connector elements has a leg which is inserted into the slot of the main portion and is secured therein. The seat rail may be manufactured in a continuous process.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2015Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Alexei Vichniakov, Alexander Gillessen
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Patent number: 10035607Abstract: An electrical drive system for an aircraft includes: at least one first and one second electrical direct voltage sources for supplying a direct voltage, and a first and a second electrical machine modules configured to convert electrical alternating voltage into mechanical movement and vice versa. The first and second modules are connected to a first and a second power inverters, respectively. The first and second inverters are connected in series and the first and the second direct voltage sources are connected in series to generate an overall direct voltage to which the inverters are connected. The power inverters each has one voltage measuring device for measuring the power inverter direct voltage present at the respective inverter and a power inverter control device for controlling the operation of the inverters in accordance with the power inverter direct voltage.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignees: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Joerg Wangemann, Jens Schult
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Patent number: 10035580Abstract: An aerodynamic fairing body for an aircraft, a corresponding aircraft and a corresponding method of manufacture for an aerodynamic fairing body are described. The fairing body is configured so as to accommodate a flap adjustment mechanism. Further, the fairing body is configured so as to be arranged at a predetermined distance from an engine of the aircraft, which produces a blast which varies depending on the flight phase. Furthermore, the fairing body is configured so as to be varied in shape in such a way that the fairing body is located outside the blast of the engine permanently. In other words, the fairing body can be varied in shape in such a way that it is located outside the engine blast in any flight phase of the aircraft.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2013Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Karsten Schroeder, Hendrik Friedel
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Patent number: 10035577Abstract: A vehicle structure component reinforced by means of an area, a vehicle including such a vehicle structure component, and a corresponding method to reinforce a vehicle structure component are proposed. The area includes a compressive residual stress in a first direction and a compressive or tensile residual stress in a second direction being vertically aligned to the first direction, wherein the ratio of the compressive stress in the first direction and the compressive or tensile residual stress lies between ?0.2 and +1.0. Hence, the propagation direction of cracks in such areas is diverted, faster pressure equalization takes place, and further crack propagation is inhibited.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignees: Airbus Operations GmbH, EADS Deutschland GmbHInventors: Domenico Furfari, Elke Hombergsmeier
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Publication number: 20180208313Abstract: A monument has a connection device, a fluid source and a compartment for the installation of a modular unit. The connection device is intended for connecting the fluid source to a modular unit installed in the compartment. The connection device includes two line sections. It is connected to the fluid source via one line section and can be connected to a modular unit via the other line section. The connection device is arranged so as to be displaced in the compartment on a predefined track between a connection position and an operating position. In the connection position the connection device is further from the rear end of the compartment than in the operating position. The connection device can be connected, in the connection position, via the second line section to a modular unit arranged outside the compartment. Also described is a system including a monument and a modular unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbHInventor: Boris Holtorf
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Patent number: D825599Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Manfred Endreβ, Holger Kuhlmann, Kai Möller, Jörn-Oliver Krumsieg
