Patents by Inventor Dirk ELBRACHT
Dirk ELBRACHT has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11548213Abstract: A method of using solid profile rods instead of the usual filament coils for additive manufacturing methods such as 3D printing for industrial applications such as aircraft manufacturing, and to enable a more rapid production of fiber-composite components. The additive manufacturing device, or the 3D printer which generates the component layer by layer, respectively, comprises a material magazine in which a plurality of profile rods are stored. The profile rods are pre-tailored and are adapted to the component layer by layer. The profile rods, when printing, are successively retrieved from the material magazine and, by way of an infeed installation, guided to the nozzle of the additive manufacturing installation and subsequently applied to the printing bed so as to form the component layer by layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Claus Fastert, Dirk Elbracht, Johannes Born, Konstantin Schubert
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Publication number: 20220118719Abstract: A component made of a fiber-reinforced plastic, having a first surface portion, a second surface portion and a transition portion, which is enclosed by the first surface portion and the second surface portion, wherein surface tangents to the first surface portion and the second surface portion are not parallel, at least in regions adjacent to the transition portion. The transition portion has a curvature adjoining the adjacent surface portions in a tangentially constant manner, wherein an arrangement of at least two layers made of a fiber-reinforced plastic extends from the first surface portion, over the transition portion, onto the second surface portion, and fibers at least of one of the layers run with an unchanging orientation on the first surface portion and the second surface portion and, on the transition portion, run in a laterally offset, inflected or curved manner along the running direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Johannes BORN, Dirk ELBRACHT, Konstantin SCHUBERT
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Publication number: 20200307069Abstract: A method of using solid profile rods instead of the usual filament coils for additive manufacturing methods such as 3D printing for industrial applications such as aircraft manufacturing, and to enable a more rapid production of fiber-composite components. The additive manufacturing device, or the 3D printer which generates the component layer by layer, respectively, comprises a material magazine in which a plurality of profile rods are stored. The profile rods are pre-tailored and are adapted to the component layer by layer. The profile rods, when printing, are successively retrieved from the material magazine and, by way of an infeed installation, guided to the nozzle of the additive manufacturing installation and subsequently applied to the printing bed so as to form the component layer by layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: October 1, 2020Inventors: Claus FASTERT, Dirk ELBRACHT, Johannes BORN, Konstantin SCHUBERT
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Patent number: 10737771Abstract: An aircraft airflow modification device, comprising: at least one resiliently deformable base member; and at least one resiliently deformable flap member that extends from the resiliently deformable base member. Deformation of the resiliently deformable base member from a first state to a second state results in corresponding deformation of the resiliently deformable flap member from a first state to a second state.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Dirk Elbracht, Bruno Stefes
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Patent number: 10450048Abstract: An aircraft fuselage structure comprising a skin element having an inner surface, a support structure connected to the inner surface for supporting the skin element, and a door opening provided in the skin element, wherein the support structure comprises an upper longitudinal element, a lower longitudinal element, a first circumferential element and a second circumferential element provided at the door opening. The object to provide an aircraft fuselage structure, wherein the support structure around the door opening is optimized for a minimum weight, is achieved in that the support structure comprises a first upper angled element extending from an upper first corner to an upper center point, and a second upper angled element extending from an upper second corner to the upper center point, such that the upper longitudinal element, the first upper angled element, and the second upper angled element together form a central upper triangle.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Dirk Elbracht, Cord Haack
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Patent number: 10427795Abstract: Inter alia, an apparatus including a ramp, the ramp configured to enable variation of a cross section of a ram air passage of the apparatus. The ramp includes a first rigid member, a second rigid member and a flexible member coupled to the first rigid member and the second rigid member. The ramp is movably mounted at two ends. Moreover, a method of varying the cross section of the ram air passage of such an apparatus by moving the ramp of the apparatus is disclosed. Further, an arrangement including such an apparatus and a ram air channel communicating with the ram air passage is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Jens Telgkamp, Dirk Elbracht, Wolfgang Eilken, Bruno Stefes, Christian Bartels
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Patent number: 10000050Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a fiber composite component with a base element, and with at least one ancillary element bonded to the base element. A reinforcement element is introduced in at least one bonding region of the base element or the ancillary element for purposes of developing a bonding surface for the ancillary element or the base element. A reinforcement element with fiber sections, the ends of which emanate from a bonding surface is provided. A fiber composite component is provided with a base element, in the bonding regions of which reinforcement elements are introduced, on the bonding surfaces of which ancillary elements are bonded with one such.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2012Date of Patent: June 19, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventor: Dirk Elbracht
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Publication number: 20180155013Abstract: An aircraft airflow modification device, comprising: at least one resiliently deformable base member; and at least one resiliently deformable flap member that extends from the resiliently deformable base member. Deformation of the resiliently deformable base member from a first state to a second state results in corresponding deformation of the resiliently deformable flap member from a first state to a second state.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: June 7, 2018Inventors: Dirk Elbracht, Bruno Stefes
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Patent number: 9745045Abstract: A door stop element for an aircraft door has a body which is formed at least approximately L-shaped, and which has at least one contact area on the outer side of one of the legs for fixed contact on the aircraft fuselage, and a stop surface on the inner side of the other leg for the aircraft door. The body has a cavity, on the inner side of which adjacent to the stop surface a rib is provided, which extends through the stop surface symmetrically on both sides of the longitudinal median plane that extends perpendicular to the stop surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbHInventors: Matthias Hegenbart, Torsten Noebel, Liu Wang, Michael Sauer, Memis Tiryaki, Dirk Elbracht
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Publication number: 20170129586Abstract: An aircraft fuselage structure comprising a skin element having an inner surface, a support structure connected to the inner surface for supporting the skin element, and a door opening provided in the skin element, wherein the support structure comprises an upper longitudinal element, a lower longitudinal element, a first circumferential element and a second circumferential element provided at the door opening. The object to provide an aircraft fuselage structure, wherein the support structure around the door opening is optimized for a minimum weight, is achieved in that the support structure comprises a first upper angled element extending from an upper first corner to an upper center point, and a second upper angled element extending from an upper second corner to the upper center point, such that the upper longitudinal element, the first upper angled element, and the second upper angled element together form a central upper triangle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: Dirk Elbracht, Cord Haack
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Patent number: 9471046Abstract: A method for producing a part is provided, the method including the following: a first step of a computer-aided simulation for a plurality of cross-sections of the part based on a 3D cross-sectional model and obtaining a first result, which represents shrinkage of the part basically caused by thermal and/or chemical reactions; a second step of a further computer-aided simulation for the plurality of cross-sections of the part based on a 2D shell model and obtaining a second result, which represents shrinkage of the part basically caused by thermal and/or chemical reactions; determining a scale factor for the second result in such a way that the second result corresponds to the first result; determining scale factors for any cross-sections which are between two adjacent cross-sections from the plurality of cross-sections, by interpolation; predicting a distortion of the part; and producing the part based on the predicted distortion of the part.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2013Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Stephan Tertel, Markus Longeru, Patrick Steinmueller, Dirk Elbracht, Chris Degen
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Publication number: 20160280354Abstract: A door stop element for an aircraft door has a body which is formed at least approximately L-shaped, and which has at least one contact area on the outer side of one of the legs for fixed contact on the aircraft fuselage, and a stop surface on the inner side of the other leg for the aircraft door. The body has a cavity, on the inner side of which adjacent to the stop surface a rib is provided, which extends through the stop surface symmetrically on both sides of the longitudinal median plane that extends perpendicular to the stop surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2016Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Matthias Hegenbart, Torsten Noebel, Liu Wang, Michael Sauer, Memis Tiryaki, Dirk Elbracht
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Publication number: 20150284099Abstract: Inter alia, an apparatus including a ramp, the ramp configured to enable variation of a cross section of a ram air passage of the apparatus. The ramp includes a first rigid member, a second rigid member and a flexible member coupled to the first rigid member and the second rigid member. The ramp is movably mounted at two ends. Moreover, a method of varying the cross section of the ram air passage of such an apparatus by moving the ramp of the apparatus is disclosed. Further, an arrangement including such an apparatus and a ram air channel communicating with the ram air passage is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2015Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Jens TELGKAMP, Dirk ELBRACHT, Wolfgang EILKEN, Bruno STEFES, Christian BARTELS
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Publication number: 20150082708Abstract: A cover plate for covering a door clearance between a skin of a means of transportation and a door as well as a door arrangement with such a cover plate is proposed. The cover plate includes a mounting region for permanently fastening the cover plate on the door; a covering region for covering the door clearance; and a fastening device that is designed for fixing the covering region on the skin when the door is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBHInventors: Wolfgang Eilken, Matthias Hegenbart, Memis Tiryaki, Dirk Elbracht, Leonard Rahmel
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Publication number: 20140113101Abstract: A method for the manufacture of a fibre composite component with a base element, and with at least one ancillary element bonded to the base element. A reinforcement element is introduced in at least one bonding region of the base element or the ancillary element for purposes of developing a bonding surface for the ancillary element or the base element. A reinforcement element with fibre sections, the ends of which emanate from a bonding surface is provided. A fibre composite component is provided with a base element, in the bonding regions of which reinforcement elements are introduced, on the bonding surfaces of which ancillary elements are bonded with one such.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2012Publication date: April 24, 2014Inventor: Dirk Elbracht
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Publication number: 20140025193Abstract: A method for producing a part is provided, the method including the following: a first step of a computer-aided simulation for a plurality of cross-sections of the part based on a 3D cross-sectional model and obtaining a first result, which represents shrinkage of the part basically caused by thermal and/or chemical reactions; a second step of a further computer-aided simulation for the plurality of cross-sections of the part based on a 2D shell model and obtaining a second result, which represents shrinkage of the part basically caused by thermal and/or chemical reactions; determining a scale factor for the second result in such a way that the second result corresponds to the first result; determining scale factors for any cross-sections which are between two adjacent cross-sections from the plurality of cross-sections, by interpolation; predicting a distortion of the part; and producing the part based on the predicted distortion of the part.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2013Publication date: January 23, 2014Inventors: Stephan TERTEL, Markus LONGERU, Patrick STEINMUELLER, Dirk ELBRACHT, Chris DEGEN