Patents Assigned to Airbus (SA)
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Patent number: 11952817Abstract: A fastening system including a structure holding element fastenable to a structural component. The fastening system includes a component holding element fastenable to a component to be fastened and movable relative to the structure holding element between first and second operating positions. A first lever element is connected to the structure holding element to be rotatable about a first rotation axis and is connected to the component holding element to be rotatable about a second rotation axis. The fastening system includes a connection element, connected to the component holding element to be rotatable about a third rotation axis and connected to the structure holding element to be displaceable in translation relative to the structure holding element, such that the second rotation axis, when the component holding element is transferred from its first into its second operating position, is displaced in a plane extending perpendicularly to the second rotation axis.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Philipp Eggert, Bogdan-Florin Marculescu
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Patent number: 11952136Abstract: An acoustic panel comprising a cellular structure, such as a honeycomb structure, having cells that open at least onto a first frontal face of the structure. The panel comprises a capsular skin which is fastened to the first frontal face of the cellular structure next to a plurality of cells. The capsular skin including a continuous layer of material, in one piece, forming capsules that extend into the cellular structure. At least one channel is provided at the apex of each capsule for the passage of acoustic waves. Such a panel effectively attenuates the noise of aircraft engines, in particular, the low frequencies. It is extremely easy to manufacture industrially, the capsular skin being able to be obtained by molding with polymerization in situ, the polymerizable material then adhering to the cellular structure while it polymerizes.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations SASInventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane, Florian Ravise, Franck Dobigeon
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Patent number: 11952109Abstract: A system for an aircraft comprising a controller configured to obtain a first piece of information regarding whether the aircraft has achieved lift-off; to obtain a second piece of information regarding whether the aircraft is in a flight phase in an initial part of lift-off; to determine, on the basis of at least the first piece of information whether the gear is retractable, and, if the gear is retractable in an initial part of the lift-off, to trigger a landing-gear-retraction alarm taking an audio form and/or a visual form, and, if the gear is retractable after the initial part of the lift-off to optionally trigger a second landing-gear-retraction alarm taking an audio form and/or a visual form. A method implemented by the system is provided. Advantageously, an omission of the retraction of the landing gear of an aircraft is notified to its flight crew.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: Airbus SAS, Airbus Operations SASInventors: Stéphane Cote, Christine Gris, Philippe Castaigns, Cesar Garcia Castilla
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Patent number: 11954954Abstract: To reduce the bulk of the acquisition systems embedded onboard an aircraft and dedicated to predicting failures, an acquisition system is provided comprising an avionics rack and at least one recording device, in which the avionics rack comprises a front panel provided with at least one test connector configured to be connected to all or some of the data buses of the aircraft, each recording device comprises a housing and an acquisition port, the acquisition port being provided on an outer face of the housing, the acquisition port of each recording device is engaged with a corresponding test connector of the avionics rack, each recording device is configured to acquire at least some signals applied to the acquisition port by the corresponding test connector, and to store the acquired signals.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignees: Airbus SAS, Airbus Operations SASInventors: Alain Lagarrigue, David Cumer, Subodh Kumar Keshri
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Patent number: 11951341Abstract: A propulsion assembly with an outer compartment, an inner compartment, a supply pipe and a transfer pipe between the two compartments, a suction system between the two pipes, a regulating element that regulates the flow rate of air in the suction system and a fire-fighting system having a reservoir of extinguishing fluid, a discharge pipe connected to the reservoir, and a control system between the reservoir and the discharge pipe. The discharge pipe is configured and arranged to supply the transfer pipe when the control system is in the open position. The outside air is then driven by the suction system and passes through the two compartments in a forced manner and the extinguishing fluid reaches the transfer pipe to flow into the inner compartment.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations SASInventors: Yannick Sommerer, Maxime Zebian
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Patent number: 11954998Abstract: A position detector for a passenger service unit which can be installed in a passenger service channel. The position detector includes a sensor rail which has a multiplicity of sensors and is configured to be fitted in the longitudinal direction of the passenger service channel. The position detector also includes a position marker which is configured to be fastened to the passenger service unit and to trigger a sensor signal at one of the multiplicity of sensors. A passenger service channel having a position detector and a vehicle area having a passenger service channel are also described.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Maximilian Meinert, Martin Hentschel
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Patent number: 11951781Abstract: A tire monitoring device and method in which an error can be detected and indicated. The tire monitoring device includes an indicator and a wireless communication interface. The method of operating the tire monitoring device includes: receiving an instruction to measure a tire pressure via the wireless communication interface; measuring a tire pressure; determining an error status of the tire pressure monitoring device; and responsive to a determination that the error status is not indicative of an error, activating the indicator to provide an indication based on the tire pressure.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations LimitedInventor: Andrew Bill
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Patent number: 11947030Abstract: A radar system for providing position information to a mobile unit is provided. The radar system comprises a receiving interface. The receiving interface is adapted to receive radio frequency, RF, signals. The radar system further comprises a processing unit. The processing unit is adapted to process the received RF signals. The processing unit is adapted to determine an occupation of a predetermined time-frequency space by the received RF signals. The radar system further comprises a transmitting interface which adapted to transmit information on an intention of the radar system to occupy a specific portion of the predetermined time-frequency space. The radar system further comprises a plurality of beacon units. The beacon units are adapted to provide position information of the radar system on the specific portion in the predetermined time-frequency space, when it is determined that the specific portion of the predetermined time-frequency space is not occupied.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Russel Que, Klaus Kittmann, Michael Von Voithenberg
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Patent number: 11945569Abstract: An anchor rail for an aircraft floor includes an upper flange with a guideway and two flange wings. The rail is formed of a beam and of an anti-corrosion protection. The beam is formed at least of a body made from a first material and defining the lower stiffening structure and an upper platform. The anti-corrosion protection wholly covers an upper face of the upper platform and therewith constitutes the upper flange of the rail, thus layered. The anti-corrosion protection is at least formed of a protective sheet made of a second material more resistant to corrosion than the first material and selected from a metal and a fiber-reinforced plastic composite material. Such a rail exhibits good corrosion resistance for modest cost.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)Inventor: Giuseppe Vassilakakis
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Patent number: 11945603Abstract: A load carrier for an aircraft cargo hold includes a bottom element with a support surface, the load carrier being movable over a floor surface in a floor plane while the support surface faces the floor surface, the bottom element having a base surface. The support surface has rolling elements rotatable about a rotation axis oriented where a parallel to the axis runs parallel to the floor plane, and the rolling elements being retained on the bottom element where the rotation axis of each of the rolling elements can be rotated about a vertical axis running perpendicularly to the floor plane. A load carrier can include a bottom element, the support surface of which has outlet openings, through which air can exit from the support surface to form an air cushion under the support surface. A load carrier can include a bottom element the support surface of which has slider elements.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Ralf Schliwa, Gunda Hülsen, Uwe Panzram, Hermann Benthien, Lars Uwe Hansen, Paul Adrian Wichtmann, Dirk Meiranke, Thomas Grabow
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Patent number: 11945599Abstract: A flow body for an aircraft includes a torsion box with spars and/or ribs and at least two skin portions for enveloping the spars and/or ribs, wherein at least one inner cell is formed in the torsion box. It is provided that a gas tank with a gas tank shell is arranged in the at least one inner cell, and that the gas tank includes fastening elements coupled to retaining elements in the relevant inner cell in order to hold the gas tank such that the gas tank shell is supported at a distance from the spars and/or ribs and the skin portions and is supported in three spatial directions.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Christian Heck, Shekhar Inamdar
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Patent number: 11945596Abstract: A method for producing an alveolar soundproofing structure in which a portion of a membrane of a diaphragm including an acoustic outlet is inserted into a hole of a perforated membrane which covers a cell of the alveolar structure, and the diaphragm is pressed into the cell with the perforated membrane becoming deformed and is fixed at that location. It also relates to the alveolar structure. Such a method enables different types of diaphragms to be inserted into different configurations of cells and enables the diaphragm to be fixed therein, in accordance with the sound frequencies to be processed.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations SASInventors: Alain Porte, Jacques Lalane, Florian Ravise, Franck Dobigeon
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Patent number: 11945593Abstract: A propulsion system comprising a nacelle with an air channel along a longitudinal direction, an electric motor whose output drives a propeller, and a fuel cell, comprising a core outside the air channel, open channels, each of which has an inlet and an outlet opening in the air channel, and, for each open channel, a fuel chamber, an electrolyte between the open channel and the fuel chamber, a cathode, and an anode, each open channel having an inlet surface area which is less than the surface area of an intermediate area between the inlet and the outlet, the surface area of the outlet being smaller than the surface area of the intermediate area. Such a system makes it possible to have the fuel cell close to the electric motor, thereby reducing the lengths of the electrical conductors between them, and consequently improving the operation of the fuel cell.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus SASInventor: Daniel Kierbel
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Patent number: 11948267Abstract: The device includes a database (8) storing a digital cartography (MAP) of a terrain, an acquisition unit (4) configured to acquire a digital image (IMG) of the terrain, as well as a processing unit (2) configured to receive from the acquisition unit (4) the digital image (IMG) and determine a similarity between the digital cartography (MAP) and the digital image (IMG), so as to deduce a position (POS) of said machine from a result of said similarity.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignees: Airbus Defence and Space SAS, Airbus (SAS)Inventors: Loris Gliner, Romain Lefez, Guy Le Besnerais
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Patent number: 11945566Abstract: A drain mast for an aircraft for discharge of water from the aircraft interior with a line which extends in a line direction from a connector end to a discharge end. The connector end can connect to another line in the interior of the aircraft, through which further line water flows into the drain mast. The discharge end can discharge water into a surrounding area of the aircraft. The line includes a plastic, into which a conductive material is embedded, by which the line can be heated electrically, by a heating current being conducted through the conductive material. A proportion of the embedded conductive material in the line increases in the line direction per length unit from the connector end of the line towards the discharge end such that the heating power which is introduced into the line per length unit increases from the connector end towards the discharge end.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Tim Lübbert, Michael Rempe, Frank Schneider
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Patent number: 11946668Abstract: A system for heating up water for a consumer unit in an aircraft, having a water reservoir and a control unit. The water reservoir has a heating device to heat water held in the water reservoir to a consumer temperature. The control unit controls the heating device so water in the water reservoir is automatically heated to or above a disinfection temperature at which germ formation in the water reservoir is eliminated or suppressed, and a temperature of the water in the water reservoir is maintained at or above the disinfection temperature for a disinfection period, the heating to the disinfection temperature being effected only during flight phases or portions of flight phases of the aircraft during which use of the consumer unit by a user is not to be expected. A corresponding method and an aircraft having such a system are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Michael Rempe, Frederik Albers, Frank Schneider, Axel Schreiner, Tim Lübbert
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Patent number: 11946999Abstract: A radar system for determining a distance to another radar system includes a transceiver. The transceiver transmits a first Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave, FMCW, radar signal. The first FMCW radar signal includes a first sweep profile. The transceiver is receives a second FMCW radar signal. The second FMCW radar signal includes a second sweep profile which differs from the first sweep profile. The radar system further includes a mixer which generates a beat signal based on the first and second FMCW radar signals. The radar system further comprises a deskewing unit which deskews the beat signal by matching the sweep profiles of the first and second FMCW radar signals. Further a method for determining a distance between radar systems, a system for determining a distance between first and second radar systems and a method for determining a distance between first and second radar systems.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Russel Que, Klaus Kittmann, Michael Von Voithenberg
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Patent number: 11945604Abstract: An aircraft includes a control computer, load determining unit, first central inertial measurement device and a second inertial measurement device. The load determining unit is coupled to the first inertial measurement device and the second inertial measurement device. The load determining unit can receive instantaneous first accelerations detected by the first inertial measurement device and instantaneous second accelerations detected by the at least one second inertial measurement device and from this to determine instantaneous loads acting on the aircraft and to store them in a memory unit and/or to transmit them to an external unit. The load determining unit can determine expected maneuver accelerations. The load determining unit can subtract the expected maneuver accelerations from detected first accelerations and second accelerations and determine externally induced dynamic accelerations.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Cyrille Vidy, Christoph Meisner, Christian Stolz, Holger Hickethier
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Patent number: 11940027Abstract: An aircraft brake temperature control system (BTCS) 100 for controlling a temperature of a brake 220 of a landing gear 201 of the aircraft 200. The BTCS 100 includes a controller 110 configured to cause at least one fluid moving device 230, 231, 232 to drive a flow of fluid onto the brake 220, selectively in one of a plurality of modes, to control the temperature of the brake 220. The BTCS 100 may be incorporated into an aircraft system 1000 with at least one fluid moving device 230, 231, 232, wherein the aircraft system is on an aircraft 200.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Airbus Operations LimitedInventors: Utsav Oza, Kurt Bruggemann, Rob Hurley
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Patent number: 11933852Abstract: A battery and an electrical battery monitoring device are disclosed having a first group of sensing switches connected in series on a first monitoring circuit, the sensing switches, a second group of electrical sensing switches connected in series on a second monitoring circuit, an input unit to provide an input to the first and second monitoring circuits, a monitoring unit to receive an output from the first and second monitoring circuits, wherein the monitoring unit receives at least two outputs from two measuring points of the first monitoring circuit, the two measuring points being separated by at least one sensing switch. The location of a defective battery cell may be early detected and precisely located by the monitoring of the battery cells in rows and columns.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH, Airbus Defence and Space GmbHInventors: Philipp Weinreiter, Kristian Zimmermann