IP Library Granted Patent US 7,394,963
Granted Patent B2
US 7,394,963 · App. 11/780,657 · Granted Jul 1, 2008

Holder for optical fibres

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Patent No.
US 7,394,963
App. No.
11/780,657
Granted
Jul 1, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A holder for multiple optical fibres, in which a detachable connection is created between the holder and the optical fibres by elastic engagement in a seating The holder includes a comb element with a receiving side facing the optical fibres and a base surface facing the cabin structural part. The comb element has an elongated shape and seatings arranged on the receiving side and extending transversely to the longitudinal direction. The seatings are separated from by fins, and the base surface is partly covered with double-sided adhesive strips. A cavity is formed between the base surface 7 and the cabin structural part for injecting a curable adhesive. Adhesive connections between the holder and the cabin structural part combine the immediate loading capability of a pressure-sensitive bond with the ageing resistance of a reactive adhesive.

Claims (22)

1. A holder for a plurality of optical fibres having a detachable connection between the holder attached to a cabin structural part of an aircraft and the optical fibres through elastic engagement in a seating,

wherein the holder comprises a comb element with a receiving side facing the optical fibres and a base surface facing the cabin structural part,

the comb element has an elongated shape with a plurality of seatings that are arranged on the receiving side and extending transversely to the longitudinal direction thereof, and are separated from each other by fins, and

the base surface of the holder is partly covered with double-sided adhesive strips having a thickness d,

so that at least one cavity having thickness d is formed between the base surface and the cabin structural part,

wherein a first connection between the holder and the cabin structural part is created by the double-sided adhesive strips and

a second connection between the holder and the cabin structural part is created by a curable adhesive in the cavity having thickness d.

2. The holder as recited in claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the double-sided adhesive strips are attached adhesively along the longitudinal edges of the base surface of the comb element.

3. The holder as recited in claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the double-sided adhesive strips are attached adhesively transversely to the comb element on the base surface thereof.

4. The holder as recited in claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the seatings are cylindrical in shape.

5. The holder as recited in claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the fins of the seatings are furnished with slots.

6. The holder as recited in claim 1 ,

characterised in that

the seatings are constructed as 3-point seatings.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 31, 2011
From: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
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