Aircraft monument integrated attachment device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9599138-B2
Application number	US-201313851838-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2013
Priority date	Mar 28, 2012
Publication date	Mar 21, 2017
Grant date	Mar 21, 2017

Abstract

An attachment device for an aircraft monument is disclosed having a pair of spaced apart parallel plates having vertical sides and a rounded upper surface defining an arch. A panel attaches the spaced apart parallel plates along an inner radius, and a pair of lugs including a vertical channel is disposed below the plates for receiving fasteners to connect the attachment device to a rail or planar surface.

First claim

I claim:

1. An aircraft monument wall assembly, comprising:
first and second composite panels;
a core material filling a space between the first and second composite panels;
an attachment device integrated into the first and second composite panels, comprising:
a pair of spaced apart inverted U-shaped parallel plates sandwiched between the first and second composite panels, respectively, each plate having an outer surface facing the monument wall, a radially outer edge along the U-shaped profile, a radially inner edge along the U-shaped profile, and a bottom edge;
a member connecting the respective radially inner edges of the pair of spaced apart inverted U-shaped parallel plates, forming an open channel radially outward of the member and between the plates;
a base connecting the respective radially inner edges of the pair of spaced apart inverted U-shaped parallel plates, the base including a lug and fastener hole, where the fastener hole is disposed directly beneath one of the spaced apart inverted U-shaped parallel plates; and
wherein the first and second composite panels, core material, and attachment device are fabricated as a single unit.

2. The aircraft monument wall of claim 1 , wherein the attachment device is made of a non-metallic material.

3. The aircraft monument wall of claim 1 , wherein the attachment device is made of titanium.

4. The aircraft monument wall of claim 1 , wherein the spaced apart inverted U-shaped parallel plates are in contact with the core material inside the monument wall.

Assignees

• Be Aerospace Inc

Inventors

• Burd Peter John Leslie

Classifications

• B64D11/0696

  Means for fastening seats to floors, e.g. to floor rails · CPC title

• B64D11/00 Primary

  Passenger or crew accommodation; Flight-deck installations not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• F16B9/02

  Detachable connections {(F16B9/05 – F16B9/09 take precedence)} · CPC title

• B64D11/04

  Galleys · CPC title

• B64D2011/0046

  Modular or preassembled units for creating cabin interior structures · CPC title