A cable holder with a cable holder module that can be separably connected to a base element. The base element contains a mount for mounting on a structure of the aircraft. The cable holder module can be exchanged, if so required, which allows simple installation of other or additional cable harnesses.
1. A cable holder for an aircraft, comprising:
a base element; and
a cable holder module;
wherein the base element has a mount for mounting to a structure of the aircraft;
wherein the cable holder module is designed for receiving at least one cable;
wherein the base element and the cable holder module are separably connected to one another so as to inhibit any relative movement between one another;
wherein the mount comprises at least one first pin that is designed for insertion into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure;
wherein the at least one first pin is provided with a corrugation;
wherein said cable holder module has at least one snap-in tab for an engagement with said base element, in such a way that said cable holder module is held on said base element when said at least one snap-in tab is engaged with said base element;
wherein said cable holder module is provided a longitudinally located groove, and a longitudinally located protrusion in the middle of the groove for holding each cable;
at least a first pin, a second pin are provided on the mount; wherein the length of said first pin and the thickness of said base element are the same, and the length of said second pin is longer than the thickness of said base element;
said second pin is provided with a corrugation for insertion into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
at least two slot-like cable tie openings for each corresponding cable holders on the top surface of said base element.
2. The cable holder of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one first pin is provided with a ribbing in order to optimize a distribution of an adhesive.
3. The cable holder of claim 1 ,
wherein the base element and the cable holder module essentially consist of plastic.
4. The cable holder of claim 1 ,
wherein the cable holder is designed for installing cable harnesses on cabin components with a honeycomb structure or a laminate structure.
5. The cable holder of claim 1 ,
wherein the base element has at least one second recess for being engaged with at least one second pin of the cable holder module.
6. A base element module for a cable holder for an aircraft, comprising:
a base element; and
a mount for being mounted on a structure of the aircraft;
wherein the mount has at least one first pin that is designed for being inserted into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
wherein the base element is separably connectable to a cable holder module so as to inhibit any relative movement between one another;
wherein said base element is in engagement with a snap-in tab of said cable holder module and is adapted in such a way that said cable holder module is held on said base element when said snap-in tab is in engagement with said base element;
wherein said cable holder module is provided a longitudinally located groove, and a longitudinally located protrusion in the middle of the groove for holding each cable;
at least a first pin, a second pin are provided on said mount;
wherein said at least one pin is provided with a corrugation;
wherein the length of said first pin and the thickness of said base element are the same, and the length of said second pin is longer than the thickness of said base element;
said second pin is provided with a corrugation for insertion into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
at least two slot-like cable tie openings for each corresponding cable holders on the top surface of said base element.
7. The base element module of claim 6 ,
wherein the at least one first pin is provided with a ribbing such that a distribution of an adhesive is optimized; and
wherein the base element essentially consists of plastic.
8. The base element module of claim 6 ,
wherein the base element has a second recess for an engagement with a second pin of the cable holder module.
9. A cable holder module for a cable holder for an aircraft, comprising:
a cable holder element,
wherein said cable holder element is adapted for receiving at least one cable;
wherein said cable holder element is separably connectable to a base element that is provided with a mount for being mounted on a structure of the aircraft, said cable holder element and said base element being separably connectable so as to inhibit any relative movement between one another; and
wherein said cable holder element has a snap-in tab for an engagement with said base element in such a way that said cable holder element is held on said base element when said snap-in tab is in engagement with said base element,
wherein said cable holder element is provided a longitudinally located groove, and a longitudinally located protrusion in the middle of the groove for holding each cable;
at least a first pin, a second pin are provided on said mount;
wherein the length of said first pin and the thickness of said base element are the same, and the length of said second pin is longer than the thickness of said base element;
said second pin is provided with a corrugation for insertion into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
at least two slot-like cable tie openings for each corresponding cable holders on the top surface of said base element.
10. The cable holder module of claim 9 ,
wherein the cable holder element essentially consists of plastic.
11. A cable holder kit, comprising:
a mount;
at least one base element;
at least one first cable holder module; and at least one second cable holder module; wherein the first and second cable holder modules are adapted for holding different numbers of cable harnesses or cable harnesses with different diameters; and wherein both the first and second cable holder modules have at least one snap-in tab for an engagement with the base element so as to inhibit any relative movement between the first and second cable holder modules and the base element, in such a way that the respective cable holder module is held on the base element when the at least one snap-in tab is engaged with the base element,
wherein said at least one of cable holder module is provided a longitudinally located groove, and a longitudinally located protrusion in the middle of the groove for holding each cable;
at least a first pin, a second pin are provided on said mount;
wherein the length of said first pin and the thickness of said base element are the same, and the length of said second pin is longer than the thickness of said base element;
said second pin is provided with a corrugation for insertion into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
at least two slot-like cable tie openings for each corresponding cable holders on the top surface of said base element.
12. An aircraft comprising:
an aircraft structure for mounting a cable holder; and a cable holder, the cable holder comprising a base element; and a cable holder module;
wherein the base element has a mount that is mounted to the structure of the aircraft;
wherein the cable holder module is designed for receiving at least one cable; and
wherein the base element and the cable holder module are separably connected to one another;
wherein the mount comprises at least one first pin that is designed for insertion into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
wherein the at least one first pin is provided with a corrugation;
wherein said cable holder module has at least one snap-in tab for an engagement with said base element, in such a way that said cable holder module is held on said base element when said at least one snap-in tab is engaged with said base element;
wherein said cable holder module is provided a longitudinally located groove, and a longitudinally located protrusion in the middle of the groove for holding each cable;
at least a first pin, a second pin are provided on the mount; wherein the length of said first pin and the thickness of said base element are the same, and the length of said second pin is longer than the thickness of said base element;
said second pin is provided with a corrugation for insertion into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
at least two slot like cable tie openings for each corresponding cable holders on the top surface of said base element.
13. A cable holder for an aircraft, comprising:
an aircraft mounting structure of the aircraft; a base element; and a cable holder module;
wherein said base element has a mount for mounting to the mounting structure of the aircraft;
wherein said cable holder module is designed for receiving at least one cable;
wherein said base element and the cable holder module are separably connected to one another; and
wherein said cable holder module has at least one snap-in tab for an engagement with said base element, in such a way that said cable holder module is held on said base element when said at least one snap-in tab is engaged with said base element;
wherein said cable holder module is provided a longitudinally located groove, and a longitudinally located protrusion in the middle of the groove for holding each cable;
at least a first pin, a second pin are provided on said mount; wherein the length of said first pin and the thickness of said base element are the same, and the length of said second pin is longer than the thickness of said base element;
said second pin is provided with a corrugation for insertion into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
at least two slot-like cable tie openings for each corresponding cable holders on the top surface of said base element.
14. The cable holder of claim 1 ,
wherein the mount comprises at least one first pin that is designed for being inserted into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
wherein the at least one first pin is provided with a corrugation.
15. The cable holder of claim 13 ,
wherein the at least one first pin is provided with a ribbing in order to optimize a distribution of an adhesive.
16. The cable holder of claim 13 ,
wherein the base element and the cable holder module essentially consist of plastic.
17. The cable holder of claim 13 ,
wherein the cable holder is designed for installing cable harnesses on cabin components with a honeycomb structure or a laminate structure.
18. The cable holder of claim 13 ,
wherein the base element has at least one second recess for being engaged with at least one second pin of the cable holder module.
19. The cable holder of claim 1 , wherein said cable holder is an optical fiber cable holder.
20. An aircraft cable holder comprising:
a base element with a pin;
a separate cable holder module connected to said base element such that relative movement between said base element and said cable holder module is inhibited, said separate cable holder module being adapted to hold a cable;
wherein said pin is designed to be of a size and strength such that said cable holder and associated cable may be adequately supported when said pin is inserted into an airplane structure wherein said pin is provided with a corrugation; and
wherein said base element is in engagement with a snap-in tab of said separate cable holder module and is adapted in such a way that said separate cable holder module is held on said base element when said snap-in tab is in engagement with said base element;
wherein said cable holder module has at least one snap-in tab for an engagement with said base element, in such a way that said cable holder module is held on said base element when said at least onw snap-in tab is engaged with said base element;
wherein said cable holder module is provided a longitudinally located groove, and a longitudinally located protrusion in the middle of the groove for holding each cable;
at least a first pin, a second pin are provided on the mount; wherein the length of said first pin and the thickness of said base element are the same, and the length of said second pin is longer than the thickness of said base element;
said second pin is provided with a corrugation for insertion into a first recess in a surface of the aircraft structure; and
at least two slot-like cable tie openings for each corresponding cable holders on the top surface of said base element.
21. The cable holder of claim 1 , wherein the cable holder module contains a receptacle through which cable may pass completely.
22. The base element of claim 6 , wherein the cable holder module contains a receptacle through which cable may pass completely.
23. The cable holder module of claim 9 , wherein the cable holder element receives at least one cable in a manner such that the at least one cable passes completely through the cable holder element.
24. The cable holder kit of claim 11 , wherein the at least one cable holder module holds cable in a manner so as to permit such cable to pass completely through the cable holder module.
25. The aircraft of claim 12 , wherein the at least one cable passes completely through the cable holder module when received therein.
26. The cable holder of claim 13 , wherein the cable holder module receives at least one cable in a manner wherein the at least one cable passes completely through the cable holder module.
27. The aircraft cable holder of claim 20 , wherein the cable holder module permits cable to pass completely through.