System for mounting of components

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9775411-B2
Application number	US-201414512508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 13, 2014
Priority date	Oct 15, 2013
Publication date	Oct 3, 2017
Grant date	Oct 3, 2017

Abstract

A mounting system includes a first and second mounting part having a first and second base part with a first and second plurality of first and second locking means respectively, for mounting two components to each other. Each of the locking means is attached to the respective base part and is provided with an attachment part extending from the base part, and a distal part provided as a head portion with at least one engaging section protruding sidewards over the attachment part. The locking means are laterally displaceable in relation to the base part to allow sidewards displacement of the engaging sections for engagement and disengagement of the locking means and thus the first and the second base. In the engaged state, latching means are provided blocking the sidewards displacement of the engaging sections to an extent that a disengagement of the locking means is prevented.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A mounting system, comprising:
a first mounting part comprising a first base part with a first plurality of first locking means;
a second mounting part comprising a second base part with a second plurality of second locking means;
wherein the first and the second mounting parts are configured to mount components to each other by the first and the second mounting parts;
wherein each of the locking means is attached to the respective base part and comprises an attachment part extending from the base part, and a distal part at the opposing end of the attachment part; wherein the distal part comprises a head portion with at least one engaging section protruding sidewards over the attachment part;
wherein the first and second locking means are laterally displaceable in relation to the respective base part at least with the distal part to allow sidewards displacement of the engaging sections for engagement and disengagement of the locking means;
wherein the first and second locking means provide a releasable engagement of the first and the second bases;
wherein in the engaged state, latching means are provided blocking the sidewards displacement of the engaging sections to an extent that a disengagement of the locking means is prevented;
wherein the latching means are removable thereby providing temporary secure fixation of the components to be mounted to each other, and
wherein the latching means comprise pins inserted along at least one of the base parts next to the attachment parts extending from the base.

2. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first and the second base parts is formed integrally with a component to be mounted to another component; and
wherein the locking means are extending from the component.

3. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the first and/or the second locking means comprise at least two different attachment depths in the first and/or second base part respectively.

4. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the latching means are removable when the locking means are in engagement with each other forming a mounting state of the two mounting parts.

5. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein in the engaged state:
lateral moving space for lateral relative movement of the distal parts is provided between the distal part of each locking means and the respective opposite base part; wherein the latching means occupy at least an essential part of the moving space restricting the lateral movement of the distal parts; and/or
further moving space for movement of the base parts in a direction towards each other is provided; wherein the latching means occupy at least an essential part of the further moving space restricting the movement of the base parts in the direction towards each other.

6. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein in the engaged state, the latching means are provided along the respective base parts next to the attachment parts extending from the base to restrict at least one of:
the sidewards bending movement of the attachment parts; and
the sidewards movement of the distal parts.

7. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the pins are longitudinal elements that, in the inserted state, extend in a direction parallel to the base part and transverse to the attachment parts of the locking means, which attachment parts extend from the base part; wherein the pins, in the inserted state, extend over at least a plurality of attachment parts.

8. The mounting system according to claim 7 , wherein the pins comprise rigid nail-like structures.

9. The mounting system according to claim 7 , wherein the pins comprise longitudinal flexible elements that are sufficiently stiff and rigid to restrict the movement of the locking means, but flexibly enough to follow different contours of surfaces upon which the locking means are provided.

10. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the pins is connected to a latch-base forming a comb-shaped interlocking structure.

11. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second locking means comprise mushroom-like protrusions providing a double-mushroom engagement.

12. The mounting system according to claim 1 , wherein the base parts comprise longitudinal strips with a longitudinal extension direction; and
wherein the latching means are laterally insertable in a direction transverse to the longitudinal extension direction.

13. A vehicle, comprising:
a support structure;
an enclosing structure; and
a technical structure;
wherein a plurality of components are mounted to each other,
wherein at least some components are mounted to each other with a mounting system,
wherein the vehicle is an aircraft or spacecraft,
wherein the mounting system comprises:
a first mounting part comprising a first base part with a first plurality of first locking means;
a second mounting part comprising a second base part with a second plurality of second locking means;
wherein the first and the second mounting parts are configured to mount components to each other by the first and the second mounting parts;
wherein each of the locking means is attached to the respective base part and comprises an attachment part extending from the base part, and a distal part at the opposing end of the attachment part; wherein the distal part comprises a head portion with at least one engaging section protruding sidewards over the attachment part;
wherein the first and second locking means are laterally displaceable in relation to the respective base part at least with the distal part to allow sidewards displacement of the engaging sections for engagement and disengagement of the locking means;
wherein the first and second locking means provide a releasable engagement of the first and the second base;
wherein in the engaged state, latching means are provided blocking the sidewards displacement of the engaging sections to an extent that a disengagement of the locking means is prevented,
wherein the latching means are removable thereby providing temporary secure fixation of the components to be mounted to each other, and
wherein the latching means comprise pins inserted along at least one of the base parts next to the attachment parts extending from the base.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Dyllong Sebastian
• Goehlich Robert Alexander

Classifications

• B64C1/12 Primary

  Construction or attachment of skin panels · CPC title

• B64C3/26

  Construction, shape, or attachment of separate skins, e.g. panels · CPC title

• Y10T24/2708

  Combined with diverse fastener · CPC title

• F16B5/07

  by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the surfaces, e.g. hooks, coils, · CPC title

• F16B2001/0028

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic