Patents by Inventor Hartwig Jäger

Hartwig Jäger 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).

  • Patent number: 9300079
    Abstract: An apparatus for electrically connecting and attaching an electrical device to a wall in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus provides a universal base plate with a first connection region with a first electrical connector arranged therein and a universal rear wall with a second connection region with a second electrical connector positioned therein. The universal base plate comprises attachment means for attachment to a wall in a vehicle, wherein the universal rear wall is designed to form part of an electrical device or to be attached thereto. The rear wall and the base plate comprise largely corresponding directions of extension and are designed to be brought into mechanical engagement with each other, wherein during mechanical engagement the first and the second connection regions are arranged adjacent to each other in such a manner that the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector establish a mutual connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Frank Radeke, Hartwig Jaeger, Christian Schlosser, Martin Jean-Jacques
  • Patent number: 9036334
    Abstract: An operating unit (1) for installation in an aircraft cabin comprises an operating unit front side (10) and an operating unit rear side (20), at least one operating element (12, 14) attached in the region of the operating unit front side (10) and accessible to a user, and a holding device (40) for attaching the operating unit (1) to a monument (30) accommodating the operating unit (1) in its state mounted in the aircraft cabin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventor: Hartwig Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20130280953
    Abstract: An apparatus for electrically connecting and attaching an electrical device to a wall in a vehicle is provided. The apparatus provides a universal base plate with a first connection region with a first electrical connector arranged therein and a universal rear wall with a second connection region with a second electrical connector positioned therein. The universal base plate comprises attachment means for attachment to a wall in a vehicle, wherein the universal rear wall is designed to form part of an electrical device or to be attached thereto. The rear wall and the base plate comprise largely corresponding directions of extension and are designed to be brought into mechanical engagement with each other, wherein during mechanical engagement the first and the second connection regions are arranged adjacent to each other in such a manner that the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector establish a mutual connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Frank Radeke, Hartwig Jaeger, Christian Schlosser, Martin Jean-Jacques
  • Patent number: 8262026
    Abstract: A device for the releasable fastening of a component in an aircraft includes a component carrier with a base plane, wherein the component carrier comprises an installation state in which the base plane of the component carrier comprises an angle relative to the horizontal base plane of the aircraft, and wherein the component carrier is equipped to accommodate a component in a releasably affixed manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jaeger, Gerd Rohlfs
  • Patent number: 8226032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the installation of commercial components in an aircraft that features at least one equipment carrier for accommodating the components, wherein the at least one equipment carrier is arranged between a luggage rack and the skin of the aircraft and held on the aircraft structure such that it can be pivoted between a maintenance position and an installation position. In order to accommodate the commercial components in a space-saving fashion and to simplify the installation and maintenance work, the equipment carrier can be at least partially pivoted into the luggage rack and is accessible in order to perform installation and maintenance work from the luggage rack in the maintenance position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jäger, Benjamin Bartels, Gerd Rohlfs
  • Publication number: 20120153080
    Abstract: A tie-down adapter for attaching a monument, such as an aircraft monument, to a floor structure, such as an aircraft cargo compartment floor. The tie-down adapter includes a base and a stud protruding from the base. The base includes a plurality of fastener through holes configured to align with an existing threaded hole pattern in the cargo compartment floor. The stud is configured to penetrate a mount opening of an attachment bracket on an aircraft monument to be attached. The stud has a threaded shaft configured to receive a fastener for fixing the tie-down adapter to the monument attachment bracket. The tie-down adapter can be provided in a system, and used in a method for mounting aircraft monuments to a cargo compartment floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Wesley Duggar, Joshua Blanchard, Hartwig Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20110297805
    Abstract: A standardized wall is provided for mounting control units of system components in an aircraft cabin with a fastening unit and at least one plug unit. The fastening unit is designed for guiding the control unit during an installation movement of the control unit on the wall mounting. The plug unit is designed for producing a plug connection between the control unit and the wall mounting during the installation movement of the control unit on the wall mounting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Hartwig JÄGER, Klaus HANNA, Martin JEAN-JACQUES, Frank RADEKE
  • Publication number: 20110273849
    Abstract: An operating unit (1) for installation in an aircraft cabin comprises an operating unit front side (10) and an operating unit rear side (20), at least one operating element (12, 14) attached in the region of the operating unit front side (10) and accessible to a user, and a holding device (40) for attaching the operating unit (1) to a monument (30) accommodating the operating unit (1) in its state mounted in the aircraft cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventor: Hartwig Jaeger
  • Publication number: 20110127379
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device holder for mounting devices in a vehicle. Said device holder comprises at least one external rack and at least one internal rack. The at least one external rack can be mounted on the vehicle structure and has a storage space that is designed to introduce and releasably attach the at least one internal rack. The internal rack has means for forming at least one compartment that has a variable size in order to introduce and mount at least one device. The device holder according to the invention can be particularly well adjusted to the devices that are to be integrated into the vehicle, can optimally utilize the available space, and can be equipped with user-specific devices in standard racks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jäger, Gerd Rohlfs, Benjamin Bartels, Olaf Luedemann
  • Publication number: 20110006158
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for the installation of commercial components in an aircraft that features at least one equipment carrier for accommodating the components, wherein the at least one equipment carrier is arranged between a luggage rack and the skin of the aircraft and held on the aircraft structure such that it can be pivoted between a maintenance position and an installation position. In order to accommodate the commercial components in a space-saving fashion and to simplify the installation and maintenance work, the equipment carrier can be at least partially pivoted into the luggage rack and is accessible in order to perform installation and maintenance work from the luggage rack in the maintenance position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jäger, Benjamin Bartels, Gerd Rohlfs
  • Publication number: 20090189017
    Abstract: A device for the releasable fastening of a component in an aircraft includes a component carrier with a base plane, wherein the component carrier comprises an installation state in which the base plane of the component carrier comprises an angle relative to the horizontal base plane of the aircraft, and wherein the component carrier is equipped to accommodate a component in a releasably affixed manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Hartwig Jaeger, Gerd Rohlfs