Patents Assigned to Airbus Operations
  • Aircraft spoiler and actuation apparatus
    Patent number: 11767100
    Abstract: An aircraft wing with a wing structure and a spoiler movable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration are disclosed. The spoiler includes an actuator configurable between an engaged mode and a disengaged mode. When the actuator is in the engaged mode, the actuator can restrict movement of the spoiler and move the spoiler between the stowed configuration and deployed configuration. In the disengaged mode, the actuator allows free movement of the spoiler, such that the spoiler may pop up due to reduced air pressure on the aircraft wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Benjamin Bishop, Anthony Bryant
  • Device and method for producing a component
    Patent number: 11766839
    Abstract: A device and method for producing a component. The device is composed of two mold elements, wherein one of the mold elements has a cavity which communicates with the position of one side of a component to be produced. An inflatable tube which is fluidically linked to the surrounding atmosphere is provided in the cavity. A cover covers the first and the second mold element and seals the first and said second mold element in relation to the surrounding atmosphere. The tube is expanded by applying a vacuum within the sealed regions and the tube can shape or facilitate shaping the side of the component to be produced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Hauke Seegel
  • Method and system for determining mechanical robustness of an overhead stowage bin for an aircraft and device for imparting mechanical load to an overhead stowage bin for an aircraft
    Patent number: 11761848
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for determining mechanical robustness of an overhead stowage bin for an aircraft includes repeatedly effecting an impact of a test body against an impact surface of the overhead stowage bin with a predefined impact force by a robotic arm of a manipulator, and investigating damage parameters of the overhead stowage bin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Johann Kim, Ludger Merz, Tobias Müller, Ulrich Meier-Noe, Maik Simon, Franz Krause
  • Landing gear door system and operation method
    Patent number: 11753148
    Abstract: A landing gear door system, including a landing gear bay including an opening and accommodating a landing gear in a retracted position, a landing gear door for opening and closing the opening, an actuator for operating the landing gear door between an open and a closed position, a lock located in the landing gear bay and latching the landing gear door in the closed position, a stop fitting located in the landing gear bay and configured to be in connection with the landing gear door at least in its latched position. The landing gear door system further includes an additional actuator configured to apply a force to the landing gear door in its closed position and to elastically deform the landing gear door towards the landing gear door bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations S.L.
    Inventor: Ladislao López López
  • Composite laminate for an airframe lifting surface and method for manufacturing thereof
    Patent number: 11752704
    Abstract: A composite laminate (2) for an airframe lifting surface comprising a set of stacked plies (10) of pre-preg material, the composite laminate (2) being surrounded by at least an edge (3) following an edge direction E along the composite laminate (2), the set of stacked plies (10) including: a first plurality (4) of plies (4.1) formed by tapes arranged parallel to the edge direction E, and a second plurality (5) of plies (5.1, 5.2, 5.3) formed by tapes arranged in a direction different to the edge direction E, wherein the thickness of at least one ply of the second plurality (5) of plies is lower than the thickness of each ply of the first plurality (4) of plies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L.
    Inventors: Antonio Torres Esteban, Jose-Maria Blanco-Saiz, Manuel Recio Melero, Pedro Nogueroles Viñes
  • Landing gear controller
    Patent number: 11753151
    Abstract: A landing gear controller (120) to control extension and retraction of a landing gear for an aircraft, the landing gear controller (120) configured to cause, during an aircraft take-off or landing procedure, a landing gear extension and retraction system (110) to perform only a first portion of a landing gear extension or retraction process, on the basis of a status of the aircraft and prior to receiving a command for the landing gear to be extended or retracted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
    Inventor: David Marles
  • Aircraft door lock, aircraft door and aircraft having an aircraft door
    Patent number: 11753138
    Abstract: An aircraft door lock having a bolt and a closure block, wherein the bolt is fastened in a movable manner to a door leaf structure and the closure block can at least partially receive the bolt. The closure block prevents any movement of the bolt in at least one direction, wherein the closure block is arranged on a portion of a hinge arm that overlaps the door leaf structure when the door leaf structure is in a closed position. Furthermore, an aircraft door having such an aircraft door lock, and an aircraft having such an aircraft door are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Bernhard Holtrup, Daniel Spengler
  • Assembly for an aircraft, the assembly comprising a mast and a wing
    Patent number: 11753177
    Abstract: An assembly having a pylon with an upper spar and two lateral scoops, a wing with a skin and a front spar, port-side/starboard-side front/rear brackets, each with a recess for a nut. The front spar has front/intermediate/rear pleats. Each front bracket is positioned against the front pleat and the intermediate pleat. Each rear bracket is positioned against the intermediate pleat and the skin. For each recess, the associated bracket has an open bore passing through it that opens into the recess. For each recess, the assembly has a fastening bolt having the nut and a screw of which the threaded shank passes through coaxial bores in the front pleat, in the skin, in the upper spar and in the associated lateral scoop, and the open bore, and is screwed into the nut, and of which the head bears against the lateral scoop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Olivier Pautis, Michael Berjot
  • Floor panel for an aircraft or spacecraft, aircraft or spacecraft, and method for producing a floor panel
    Patent number: 11753831
    Abstract: A floor panel for an aircraft or spacecraft. The floor panel has a panel-like portion and an additional structure. A first side of the panel-like portion forms part of a floor surface in the aircraft or spacecraft. The additional structure is connected to the panel-like portion on a second side of the panel-like portion that is opposite the first side. The panel-like portion and the additional structure each comprise a matrix material formed by a thermoplastic material. Endless reinforcing fibers are embedded in the matrix material of the panel-like portion. Discontinuous reinforcing fibers are embedded in the matrix material of the additional structure. An aircraft or spacecraft may have a floor area which is formed by a planar arrangement of floor panels of this type. The method for producing a floor panel for an aircraft or spacecraft is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventor: Torsten Noebel
  • Sensor network
    Patent number: 11753180
    Abstract: A sensor network for use in an aircraft, including a plurality of wireless nodes. A first wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes is arranged to communicate with at least one other wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes. The communication is via a secure communications channel and is on the basis of a control message received at the first wireless node. The at least one other wireless node is arranged to perform an operation on the basis of the control message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignees: Airbus Operations Limited, Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Andrew Bill, Kurt Bruggemann, Timo Warns
  • Aircraft braking system
    Patent number: 11753185
    Abstract: A routine maintenance procedure performed in respect of a wheel of an aircraft landing gear is disclosed. Consumable brake lining material is integrated with the wheel. Re-treading or replacing the wheel tyre and inspecting or replacing the consumable brake lining material tyre are performed at the same successive intervals as part of the routine maintenance procedure. The sum volume and mass of brake material present on the aircraft may thus be reduced. Brake material providing for the demands of a maximum energy rejected take-off may be provided separately. The wheel may be made in one or two parts from carbon-fibre composite material. At least some of the brake material may be provided on an outwardly facing planar surface of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventor: Andrew Bill
  • Video signal mixing device configured so as to interface a display computer and a head-up display of an aircraft
    Patent number: 11758085
    Abstract: A mixing device for mixing a first video signal and a second video signal to form a third video signal, the device comprising electronic circuits configured such that the third video signal is representative of the first video signal when the amplitude of a control signal is lower than a first predetermined threshold, such that the third video signal is representative of the second video signal when the amplitude of the control signal is greater than a second predetermined threshold, or else such that the third video signal is representative of a combination of the first and second video signals when the amplitude of the control signal lies between the two predetermined thresholds or is equal to one of them. A mixing method is performed by the abovementioned mixing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventor: Maxime Lefort
  • Method for producing a common connecting opening in two components, at least one of which is made from a plastically deformable material
    Patent number: 11754102
    Abstract: A method is provided for producing a common connecting opening in two components, at least one of which is made from a plastically deformable material. In the method, at least the edge region of a first prefabricated opening of the first component is softened in order subsequently to introduce a mandrel which displaces the material softened by the heating so that a common connecting opening having a predetermined diameter is obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Alexei Vichniakov, Nico Pahmeyer
  • Forward secondary structure for a mounting pylon of an aircraft
    Patent number: 11753176
    Abstract: A forward secondary structure for a mounting pylon for a turbomachine, the forward secondary structure extending from upstream to downstream along a longitudinal axis and having a chassis clad with an aerodynamic fairing. The aerodynamic fairing includes two adjacent cowls each having an upstream portion, where each of the cowls extends lengthwise along the longitudinal direction and includes in its upstream portion a system for articulating the cowl to the chassis, by which system the cowl can pivot with respect to the chassis about an axis of rotation normal to the longitudinal axis, between a closed position in which all of an inner face of the cowl is pressed against the chassis and an open position in which the cowl frees up an opening in the forward secondary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Alexis Courpet, Jean Geliot, Arnaud Bourhis
  • Aircraft fuselage portion comprising movable or detachable under floor struts
    Patent number: 11753140
    Abstract: An aircraft fuselage portion extending in a general longitudinal direction and comprising a fuselage structure comprising annular frames and a flat floor. The fuselage portion also comprises struts perpendicular to the floor in a nominal position and extending from the floor to a frame. Each strut comprises, in the vicinity of at least one of the ends thereof, a detachable link so that the strut can be moved relative to the fuselage structure or separated from the fuselage structure to temporarily grant access to a triangle area located between the frames, the floor and the struts in the nominal position. This allows access to be granted to the area in which the ducts must be installed in the aircraft, in particular, in the form of sets of ducts assembled prior to their installation in the fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Maurel, Vincent Borrel, Laurent Feuillerac, Patrick Salgues, Vincent Auriac
  • Sound waves absorbing laminate composite material structure
    Patent number: 11745848
    Abstract: A sound wave absorbing laminate composite material structure for an aircraft including stacked plies of a hybrid composite material, wherein each of the hybrid composite material plies includes first polymer material tows parallel to a warp direction, second polymer material tows parallel to a weft direction, and sound absorbent material tows parallel to the warp direction, wherein the first and second polymer material tows carbon or glass fiber reinforcing polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L.
    Inventors: Raul Olmo Mora, Tamara Blanco Varela
  • Method and system for estimating an angular deviation from a reference guidance axis, a position and a velocity of an aircraft
    Patent number: 11747170
    Abstract: A method and system for estimating an angular deviation from a reference guidance axis, a position and a velocity of an aircraft. The system includes an offset collection module for collecting an offset measured by a measurement module, a position vector collection module for collecting a position vector measured by a position vector measurement module, a velocity vector collection module, a module for estimating the angular deviation of a reference guidance axis with respect to the approach axis towards the runway, for estimating the position of the aircraft with respect to the runway and for estimating the velocity of the aircraft with respect to the runway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: Airbus SAS, Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Guillaume Alcalay, Thierry Bourret, Imad Lebbos, Michel Padovani
  • Multifrequency absorption acoustic panel for an aircraft nacelle
    Patent number: 11745887
    Abstract: An acoustic panel for an aircraft nacelle includes, from a central axis of the nacelle to the exterior thereof, a resistive skin perforated with sound-absorbing micro-perforations, a first attenuation stage, a septum perforated with holes, a second attenuation stage, and a back skin configured to provide the mechanical strength of the acoustic panel. The septum is a planar wall having a thickness greater than that of the resistive skin, preferably greater than 4 mm. Such a panel is configured to attenuate several frequency ranges one of which being a low-frequency range, while optimizing the weight, the cost and the air intake functions. The thickness of the septum, the dimensions of the holes in the septum, the OAR of the septum and the height of the second attenuation stage are adjusted to match the mean attenuated low frequency to the vibration frequency of the aircraft engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane, Arnaud Bourhis, Florent Mercat
  • Aircraft wing box
    Patent number: 11745850
    Abstract: An aircraft wing box is disclosed having a first cover, a second cover, a partition extending between the first and second cover and configured to provide a fuel tight boundary between the first and second covers, a first joint coupling the partition to the first cover, and a second joint coupling the partition to the second cover. The first joint is a slip joint configured to inhibit fuel leakage across the slip joint whilst permitting relative movement between the partition and the first cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Antony Charles Peacock, Paul James Edwards, Phillip Scott
  • Fairing for folding wing tip
    Patent number: 11738854
    Abstract: An aircraft with wing tip devices, for example, folding wing tips, is disclosed. The folding wing tip may have a flight configuration for use during flight, and a ground configuration for use in ground-based operations. The ground configuration creates a shorter wing span than when the aircraft is in the flight configuration. A hinge arrangement protrudes beyond an outer surface of the fixed wing and wing tip device. In order to reduce the aerodynamic effect of the protruding hinge a fairing may be provided. In the flight configuration the fairing comprises a rear portion with a concave surface, such that the fairing acts as a lift-generating surface when the aircraft is in flight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Lowry, Neil John Lyons