Equipment mounting device and installation arrangement including an equipment mounting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10479281-B2
Application number	US-201715672742-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 9, 2017
Priority date	Aug 10, 2016
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

An equipment mounting device and an installation arrangement for mounting an equipment to two fittings. The mounting device comprises a longitudinal carrier configured to be coupled to the equipment, and sized to span a space between the two fittings. A first coupling is disposed at a first end of the longitudinal carrier. The first coupling is configured to be coupled with a first of the two fittings and, when coupled with the first fitting, to prevent movement of the carrier in a first direction different from a direction along a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal carrier. A second coupling is configured to detachably couple with a second of the two fittings by receiving a part of the second fitting and, when coupled with the second fitting, to prevent movement of the carrier at least in the first direction and the direction of the longitudinal axis of the carrier.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An equipment mounting device for mounting an equipment to two fittings in a vehicle, the equipment mounting device comprising:
a longitudinal carrier configured to be coupled to the equipment and sized to span a space between the two fittings;
a first coupling disposed at a first end of the longitudinal carrier, the first coupling configured to be coupled with a first fitting of the two fittings and, when coupled with the first fitting, to prevent movement of the longitudinal carrier in a first direction different from a direction along a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal carrier; and
a second coupling configured to detachably couple with a second fitting of the two fittings by receiving a part of the second fitting and, when coupled with the second fitting, to prevent movement of the longitudinal carrier at least in the first direction and the direction of the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal carrier,
wherein the second coupling includes a first protruding part protruding from the longitudinal carrier at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the longitudinal carrier, and a second protruding part forming a clip, wherein the second coupling is configured to receive the part of the second fitting between the first protruding part and the second protruding part,
wherein the second protruding part includes a lug configured for engaging into an opening of the second fitting or wherein the second protruding part includes an opening that is configured to encompass a lug of the second fitting,
wherein the second coupling includes a lever configured for bending the second protruding part to disengage the lug from the opening of the second fitting or to disengage the opening in the second protruding part from the lug of the second fitting,
wherein the lever extends from a distal end of the second protruding part and forms an acute angle with the second protruding part, wherein the lever includes a strut extending outwardly from the lever towards a portion of the second coupling forming the acute angle with the lever, the strut configured to provide a pivotal point of the lever by contacting a surface upon an actuating force applied to the lever.

2. The equipment mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the strut is configured to contact the second protruding part at or near a proximal end of the second protruding part to create the pivotal point of the lever.

3. The equipment mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the lever includes a bend.

4. The equipment mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second protruding part includes a visual indicator indicating that the lug is not engaged in the opening of the second fitting or that the opening in the second protruding part does not encompass the lug of the second fitting.

5. The equipment mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second coupling has an interior form matching an exterior form of the part of the second fitting received by the second coupling.

6. The equipment mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first coupling includes a plug-and-socket connection.

7. The equipment mounting device according to claim 6 , wherein the plug-and-socket connection includes a pin coupled with at least one of an opening in the first fitting or an opening in the first coupling.

8. An installation arrangement for a vehicle, the installation arrangement comprising:
at least two fittings;
an equipment housing; and
at least one equipment mounting device according to claim 1 , wherein each equipment mounting device is coupled to the equipment housing and is coupled to a respective pair of fittings of the at least two fittings at respective ends of the equipment mounting device.

9. The installation arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein at least one of the at least two fittings is an installation rail.

10. The installation arrangement according to claim 8 , wherein a part of at least one of the fittings has a scalloping profile matching an interior form of the second coupling of the equipment mounting device.

11. The installation arrangement according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a bushing inserted into an opening of one of the fittings; and
a pin inserted into the bushing,
wherein the at least one equipment mounting device is coupled to the pin at one end of the at least one equipment mounting device.

12. The installation arrangement according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a bushing inserted into an opening of the first coupling of the equipment mounting device; and
a pin inserted into the bushing,
wherein the at least one equipment mounting device is coupled to one of the fittings by inserting the pin into an opening in the one fitting.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Benthien Hermann
• Hinrichs Marcus
• Telkamp Michael

Classifications

• F16B5/0657

  at least one of the plates providing a raised structure, e.g. of the doghouse type, for connection with the clamps or clips of the other plate · CPC title

• B60R7/08 Primary

  Disposition of racks, clips {, holders, containers} or the like {for supporting specific articles (B60R7/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• F16B21/183

  internal, i.e. with spreading action · CPC title

• B60R2011/0052

  using screws, bolts, rivets or the like · CPC title

• F16B5/0621 Primary

  in parallel relationship (fastened by a drive-pin F16B19/1081; fastened by a device locking by rotation F16B21/02) · CPC title