Keel beam of an aircraft

US9199719B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9199719-B2
Application numberUS-201313888952-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 7, 2013
Priority dateMay 9, 2012
Publication dateDec 1, 2015
Grant dateDec 1, 2015

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Abstract

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A keel beam connected to a central wing box of an aircraft and ensuring the connection between a front structure and a rear structure of an aircraft is characterized in that it includes, on the one hand, a U-shaped body with a horizontal base and two solid lateral walls, and on the other hand, a cover which has a U shape oriented in the same manner as the body, with a base in the lower portion and curved edges, the ends of which are oriented upward so that each curved edge includes an outer surface flattened against and fixed to the inner surface of the lateral walls in order to define, with the body, a closed section, the cover including openings for accessing the inside of the keel beam.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A keel beam for being connected to a central wing box of an aircraft and ensuring the connection between a front structure and a rear structure of the aircraft, said keel beam comprising: a U-shaped body having a horizontal base and two solid lateral walls, and a cover in a shape of a U oriented in a same manner as the body, said cover comprising a base in a lower portion and curved edges whose ends are oriented upward so that each curved edge compri…

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  • B64C3/185Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B64C1/065Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US9199719B2 cover?
A keel beam connected to a central wing box of an aircraft and ensuring the connection between a front structure and a rear structure of an aircraft is characterized in that it includes, on the one hand, a U-shaped body with a horizontal base and two solid lateral walls, and on the other hand, a cover which has a U shape oriented in the same manner as the body, with a base in the lower portion …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Airbus Operations Sas, Airbus Operations Sas
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64C3/185. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 01 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).