Patents Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH
  • Leading-Edge Slat For An Aircraft
    Publication number: 20200164961
    Abstract: A leading-edge slat for an aircraft is proposed, which includes a front skin), a back skin, a spar and an air inlet for receiving air at an elevated temperature for de-icing or anti-icing. In the slat, at least one air chamber is created, which is supplied with said air. A first portion of the back skin is attached to the spar at a distance to the bottom section, wherein a second portion of the back skin is attached to the top section. Thereby, a region in front of the fixed leading edge is created, into which air from air outlets integrated into the back skin can be exhausted outside of the slat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: May 28, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Bensmann, Marcus Erban, Martin Fees
  • Support device for stabilizing a body part of a person
    Patent number: 10661434
    Abstract: A support device, in particular an assembly support device for stabilizing a body part of a person includes a plurality of hinged-together elements designed to at least partially envelop a body part of a person, so that the plurality of hinged-together elements collectively form a flexible shell for the body part of the person. The flexible shell is designed to transfer a portion of a load acting on the body part of the person in order to stabilize the body part of the person. A vehicle, to which is secured an assembly support device, as well as a method for stabilizing a body part of a person during the assembly of a vehicle are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Robert Alexander Goehlich, Sven Chromik, Robert Weidner, Zhejun Yao, Jens Wulfsberg
  • Control of aircraft systems with at least two remote data concentrators for control of an aircraft system component
    Patent number: 10663930
    Abstract: A central processing unit for control of an aircraft system provided on board an aircraft, a control network for control of the aircraft system, an aircraft comprising such a control network, a corresponding method for control of the aircraft system and a computer program for carrying out the method. The central processing unit is connectable to at least two remote data concentrators over a network connection for control of a system component of an aircraft system. The central processing unit is configured to select one of the at least two remote data concentrators for control of the system component and to instruct the selected remote data concentrator to control the system component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Becker, Jan Bartelmann, Herbert Holzmann
  • Interface architecture, cabin monument and method for linking a cabin monument in an aircraft
    Patent number: 10666050
    Abstract: An interface architecture for a cabin monument has an energy supply interface module; a data interface module; a first energy input connection coupled to a first input of the energy supply interface module, which connection is designed or configured to be connected to an external energy supply; a first data input connection coupled to the data interface module, which connection is designed or configured to obtain data from an external data source and forward the data to the data interface module; a first energy output connection coupled to a first output of the energy supply interface module, which connection is designed or configured to deliver electrical energy to a load that can be connected to the energy output connection; and a communication interface which couples the energy supply interface module to the data interface module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Klaus-Udo Freitag, Yener Palit
  • Window assembly for an aircraft
    Patent number: 10654555
    Abstract: A window assembly for an aircraft includes a window frame being arranged bordering a window opening in a hull of the aircraft, a window seal being attached to the window frame, a window being supported by the window frame and sealed to the window frame by the window seal, a window retainer covering the window seal and the window frame from the inside of the aircraft, and a transparent vapor barrier being supported by the window retainer and covering the window from the inside of the aircraft such that an air gap is formed between the window and the transparent vapor barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hanske, Hans-Jürgen Weber, Bernd Kruse, Christoph Cordes
  • Heated floor panel for an aircraft and aircraft having a heated floor panel
    Patent number: 10660158
    Abstract: A heated floor panel for an airborne vehicle and an airborne vehicle having at least one heated floor panel are described. The floor panel includes a controller housing, a first heated panel configured to heat the floor panel, a panel connector arranged in a wall of the controller housing, at least one power line coupled between the panel connector and the first heated panel and configured to supply electric power, which is input to the panel connector, to the first heated panel, a switch connected in one of the power lines, and a microcontroller connected to the switch and configured to actuate the switch for interrupting the electric power supply to the first heated panel in case of an electric fault in the floor panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Hanschke, Sebastian Scheffler, Wolfgang Fiss
  • Device For Supplying Breathing Gas To A User
    Publication number: 20200147417
    Abstract: A device for supplying breathing gas to a user includes: a mask having a breathing opening; and a bag having a bag opening that is connected to the breathing opening in fluid communication, wherein the device further includes an adjustable exhalation valve, wherein the adjustable exhalation valve is in fluid communication with the bag. Thus, the device for supplying breathing gas to a user provides protection against hyperventilation, toxic gases and smoke.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Patrick Bricard, Joerg Cremers, Timo Martin, Andreas Bezold, Norbert Augustin
  • Virtual Window Device And Method For Operating A Virtual Window Device
    Publication number: 20200151426
    Abstract: A virtual window device, particularly for use in an airplane, includes a bezel, or a frame, with a display arranged within the bezel, or within the frame; a distance sensor unit configured to produce at least one first distance signal indicating a first distance to an object; a first camera unit configured to capture a live video of a real scene; and a computing unit configured to select, based at least on the at least one first distance signal, a section of the live video of the real scene captured by the first camera unit; wherein the computing unit is further configured to control the display to display the selected section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Carsten Kohlmeier-Beckmann
  • Vented Leading-Edge Assembly And Method For Manufacturing A Vented Leading-Edge Assembly
    Publication number: 20200148368
    Abstract: A vented leading-edge assembly is provided, the assembly including: a slat having a bay and a top skin delimiting a portion of the bay; a spar being arranged in the slat, the spar dividing the bay in a front bay and an aft bay; and a plurality of channel sidewalls being arranged between the top skin and the spar, the plurality of channel sidewalls defining a plurality of channels between the front bay and the aft bay, wherein at least a portion of the spar defines lower channel walls for the plurality of channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Bensmann, Marcus Erban
  • Wing For An Aircraft
    Publication number: 20200148331
    Abstract: A wing for an aircraft includes: a main wing having an outer skin defining an interior space of the main wing, a slat, and a connection assembly for movably connecting the slat to the main wing, such that the slat is movable in a predefined motion between a retracted position and at least one extended position. The connection assembly includes an elongate and curved slat track, wherein a first end section of the slat track is connected to the slat, a first bearing at least partly arranged outside the interior space of the main wing, a second bearing spaced apart from the first bearing and arranged within the interior space of the main wing. The slat track is movably and rotatably supported on the main wing by the first and second bearing, such that the first and second bearing support the predefined motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Bensmann
  • Cargo unit for an aircraft and a lower deck catering system
    Patent number: 10647428
    Abstract: A cargo unit for storage in a cargo hold of an aircraft including a housing and a storage rack arrangement, the housing enclosing the storage rack arrangement and including a transport opening. The cargo unit is connectable to a transport arrangement operable for removing objects from the storage rack arrangement and placing objects in the storage rack arrangement through the transport opening when the cargo unit is arranged in an operating position. The cargo unit includes a transport cover movable between a closed position where the transport cover closes the transport opening and an opened position where the transport opening is not covered by the transport cover. The transport cover is adapted to be only movable from its closed position to its opened position after engagement with a transport arrangement. A lower deck catering system including a cargo unit and a transport arrangement is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Ingo Roth, Andreas Köhler, Sassa Nadine Boos, Sascha-Jay Salvador, Arne Stoldt
  • Method and sealing device for sealing the edges of composite fiber components
    Patent number: 10647063
    Abstract: A method for sealing the edges of composite fiber components includes applying a thermoplastic semifinished product to a cut edge of a composite fiber component and thermoplastically or integrally joining the thermoplastic semifinished product to the cut edge of the composite fiber component by ultrasonic welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Johannes Born
  • PASSENGER SEAT COMPRISING AN EXTENSIBLE SEAT ELEMENT, AND PASSENGER CABIN AREA
    Publication number: 20200138202
    Abstract: A passenger seat comprises a backrest, a seat element and a size increasing mechanism which is configured to convert a weight acting on the seat element when a user sits in the passenger seat into an increase in the depth of a seat pan of the seat element that can be used by the user from a rest-position depth to a to an operational-position depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Frank CORDES, Juergen MEISTER
  • Wireless distribution of aircraft data and/or avionics parameters and/or control commands between a standardized aircraft interface point and other systems, e.g., passenger entertainment systems
    Patent number: 10644785
    Abstract: A system for wireless distribution of aircraft data, avionics parameters or control commands between a standardized aircraft interface point and other systems, including a portable in-flight entertainment (IFE) server. The system comprises an aircraft data system with avionics buses for carrying at least one of aircraft data, avionics parameters or control commands. A first module is configured to directly interface with the avionics buses, in order to read/write data. A second module is configured to combine/adapt the data and generate signals of the combined/adapted data. A third module is configured to transmit the signals from the second module via wireless standard protocols towards the portable IFE server. The IFE server is configured to receive the signals from the third module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Hansen, Christian Schaupmann
  • PASSENGER SEAT COMPRISING A MANUALLY EXTENSIBLE SEAT ELEMENT, AND PASSENGER CABIN AREA
    Publication number: 20200130537
    Abstract: A passenger seat comprises a backrest and a seat element that includes a first portion adjoining the backrest and a second portion that can pivot between a rest position and an operational position. In the operational position, the second portion of the seat element increases a depth of a seat pan of the seat element that can be used by the user. A locking mechanism is configured to prevent a pivoting movement of the second portion of the seat element from the operational position thereof into the rest position thereof when a weight of a user sitting in the passenger seat acts on the seat element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Frank CORDES, Jean-Baptiste JAFFRELOT
  • Electrical Connection System For A Seat
    Publication number: 20200130844
    Abstract: An electrical connecting system for a seat, in particular a passenger seat in a means of transportation, including an elongated carrier foil that is provided at least in regions with conductor tracks, the carrier foil having a first section so as to be arranged on a seat frame, a second section so as to be arranged on a backrest that may pivot and a transition section that lies between said first section and second section, wherein the transition section is embodied as V-shaped. As a consequence, an electrical connection may be achieved between an electronic unit that is arranged on a passenger seat and components that are arranged on the passenger seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis Hahn, Sander Schroeder, Felix Brenner, Saurabh Awati, Guido Kaiser
  • Panelling Part For A Cabin Of A Means Of Transportation
    Publication number: 20200130839
    Abstract: A panelling part for a cabin of a means of transportation is proposed, which includes at least one display unit and at least one control unit, which are produced by printing and equipping at least one film, which is applied to a panelling element. The control unit can communicate wirelessly with an external electronics unit, so that the panelling part only requires a power terminal to implement electronic functions. Functions can be retrofitted easily by replacing the at least one film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Dennis Hahn, Guido Kaiser, Peter Linde
  • Supply system and method for providing electric energy, oxygen depleted air and water as well and aircraft having such a supply system
    Patent number: 10632333
    Abstract: A supply system for providing at least oxygen depleted air and water in a vehicle includes a catalytic converter, at least one hydrogen supply means, at least one air supply means, at least one outlet for oxygen depleted air, and a control unit coupled with the catalytic converter. The catalytic converter is couplable with the hydrogen supply means and is adapted for producing water under consumption of hydrogen from the at least one hydrogen supply means and oxygen. The catalytic converter is further couplable with the at least one air supply means for additionally producing oxygen depleted air. Further, the control unit is adapted for selectively operating the catalytic converter based on a demand of water and oxygen depleted air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Claus Hoffjann, Barnaby Law, Guido Klewer, Hauke-Peer Lüdders
  • Control device for a polyphase motor and method for driving a polyphase motor
    Patent number: 10637378
    Abstract: An actuating apparatus for a polyphase motor includes five phase terminals for connecting of in each case one phase of the polyphase motor, a high terminal for applying a supply voltage (UB), a low terminal for applying a reference potential of the supply voltage (UB), a control device, wherein the control device is adapted, in four of the five phase terminals, to impress a pulse-width-modulated voltage pattern by connecting the phase terminals to the high terminal or the low terminal so that in the first phase terminal, an evaluation signal which is dependent on the angle of rotation of the polyphase motor is produced, and wherein the control device is adapted to determine the angle of rotation and/or a commutation condition of the polyphase motor from the evaluation signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Wangemann, Heiko Rothkranz, Jens Schult
  • Preventing cracks at bolted or riveted joints of aircraft structural parts
    Patent number: 10633116
    Abstract: A method for joining two aircraft structural parts by a bolted or riveted joint and for preventing cracks at said joint includes providing a first metallic aircraft structural part and a second aircraft structural part, wherein the first aircraft structural part includes a first joint region and a second aircraft structural part includes a second joint region. Furthermore, the method includes inducing compressive residual stresses in a first area of the first joint region for preventing cracks by applying parallel crack retarding regions formed as stripes in the first area, drilling fastener holes in the first and second areas of the first. Finally, the method includes a step of fastening together the first and second aircraft structural parts at the first and second joint regions by a bolted or riveted joint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Domenico Furfari, Nikolaus Ohrloff