Monument fixtures

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10124897-B2
Application number	US-201615199584-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2016
Priority date	Jun 30, 2016
Publication date	Nov 13, 2018
Grant date	Nov 13, 2018

Abstract

A frame member, a monument for a vehicle, and a vehicle are provided. The frame member includes an extrusion that has a spar with first and second opposing surfaces and first and second opposing ends. The spar includes a first retention lip extending from the first planar surface along the first end at an acute angle relative to the first planar surface. The spar includes a rub strip protrusion extending from the first planar surface between the first and second ends. The rub strip protrusion includes a third end and a second retention lip extending from a third surface facing the first retention lip. The second retention lip and the third surface form an acute angle. The extrusion also includes at least two panel protrusions extending from the second planar surface of the spar. A rub strip can include retention tabs with outward-facing notches that engage the first and second retention lips.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A frame member for a vehicle monument, comprising:
an extrusion comprising:
a spar, wherein the spar includes a first planar surface and an opposing second planar surface arranged between a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the spar includes a first retention lip protruding from the first planar surface such that the first planar surface and the first retention lip form an acute angle;
a rub strip protrusion extending from the first planar surface of the spar at a location between the first end and the second end, wherein the rub strip protrusion terminates at a third end, and wherein the rub strip protrusion includes:
a third surface facing the first end of the spar; and
a second retention lip protruding from the third surface such that the third surface and the second retention lip form an acute angle, and wherein the first retention lip and the second retention lip define a window that can receive retention tabs of a rub strip therethrough.

2. The frame member of claim 1 , wherein the first retention lip is arranged along the first end of the spar, and wherein the second retention lip is arranged along the third end of the rub strip protrusion.

3. The frame member of claim 1 , wherein the first retention lip is arranged in a spaced apart arrangement from the first end of the spar, and wherein the second retention lip is arranged in a spaced apart arrangement from the third end of the rub strip protrusion.

4. The frame member of claim 1 , wherein the extrusion further comprises at least two panel protrusions extending from the second planar surface of the spar.

5. The frame member of claim 4 , wherein the at least two panel protrusions comprise a first panel protrusion extending from the second planar surface along the first end of the spar, a second panel protrusion extending from the second planar surface along the second end of the spar, and a third panel protrusion extending from the second planar surface at a location between the first end and the second end.

6. The frame member of claim 5 , wherein the second panel protrusion includes a fourth surface facing away from the third panel protrusion, wherein the extrusion further comprises a raceway protrusion extending from the fourth surface of the second panel protrusion, and wherein the raceway protrusion includes a retention hook arranged along a fourth end of the raceway protrusion opposite the fourth surface.

7. The frame member of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge protrusion extending from the first planar surface of the spar along the second end of the spar, wherein the hinge protrusion terminates at a fifth end, and wherein the third end of the rub strip protrusion and the fifth end of the hinge protrusion are connected by a bridge member.

8. The frame member of claim 1 , further comprising a vertical rub strip that is attachable to the extrusion, the vertical rub strip comprising:
an elongate body defining a lengthwise direction, wherein the elongate body includes an interior side and an exterior side opposite the interior side, wherein the body includes a center portion that bends toward the interior side, a first straight portion arranged on a first side of the center portion, and a second straight portion arranged on a second opposing side of the center portion;
a first retention tab extending from the interior side of the elongate body along the lengthwise direction, wherein the first retention tab includes a first outward-facing notch configured to engage the first retention lip of the extrusion; and
a second first retention tab extending from the interior side of the elongate body along the lengthwise direction, wherein the second retention tab includes a second outward-facing notch configured to engage the second retention lip of the extrusion.

9. The frame member of claim 8 , wherein the first retention tab and the second retention tab comprise a resilient material that can flex to enable engagement of the first and second outward-facing notches with the first and second retention lips, respectively, of the extrusion.

10. The frame member of claim 9 , further comprising a first alignment protrusion and a second alignment protrusion extending from the interior side of the elongate body, wherein the first alignment protrusion engages a surface of the first retention lip opposite the first outward-facing notch, and wherein the second alignment protrusion engages a surface of the second retention lip opposite the second outward-facing notch.

11. The frame member of claim 8 , wherein the first panel protrusion terminates at a sixth end, and wherein the vertical rub strip further comprises:
a first lip protruding from a first end of the first straight portion along the lengthwise direction toward the interior side of the elongate body, wherein the first lip is configured to engage the sixth end of the first panel protrusion of the extrusion; and
a second lip protruding from a second end of the second straight portion along the lengthwise direction toward the interior side of the elongate body, wherein the second lip is configured to engage the fifth end of the hinge protrusion of the extrusion.

12. A monument for a vehicle, comprising:
an extrusion comprising:
a spar, wherein the spar includes a first planar surface and an opposing second planar surface arranged between a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the spar includes a first retention lip protruding from the first planar surface such that the first planar surface of the spar and the first retention lip form an acute angle;
a rub strip protrusion extending from the first planar surface of the spar at a location between the first end and the second end, wherein the rub strip protrusion terminates at a third end, and wherein the rub strip protrusion includes:
a third surface facing the first end of the spar; and
a second retention lip protruding from the third surface such that the third surface of the rub strip protrusion and the second retention lip form an acute angle, and wherein the first retention lip and the second retention lip define a window that can receive retention tabs of a rub strip therethrough; and

a wall panel abutting to the second planar surface of the spar.

13. The frame member of claim 12 , wherein the first retention lip is arranged in a spaced apart arrangement from the first end of the spar, and wherein the second retention lip is arranged in a spaced apart arrangement from the third end of the rub strip protrusion.

14. The frame member of claim 12 , wherein the extrusion further comprises at least two panel protrusions extending from the second planar surface of the spar, and wherein the wall panel is attached to the at least two panel protrusions.

15. The monument of claim 14 , wherein the at least two panel protrusions of the extrusion comprise a first panel protrusion extending from the second planar surface along the first end of the spar, a second panel protrusion extending from the second planar surface along the second end of the spar, and a third panel protrusion extending from the second planar surface at a location between the first end and the second end, and wherein the wall panel comprises an interior wall panel arranged between the second panel protrusion and the third panel protrusion and an exterior wall panel arranged between the third panel protrusion and the first panel protrusion.

16. The monument of claim 15 , wherein the second panel protrusion includes a fourth surface facing away from the third panel protrusion, wherein the extrusion further comprises a raceway protrusio

Assignees

• Boeing Co

Inventors

• TALEBPOUR Sougand
• Mair Roland
• Keck Russell W
• Armenta Tomas
• Bridgeman Paul T
• Cagnina Franco M

Classifications

• B64D11/04 Primary

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