Aircraft floor and fuselage supplied with said floor
View Patent ↗An aircraft floor including two lengthwise external beams and at least one pair of cross beams extending between the lengthwise beams, an external end of each cross beam being interlocked to the lengthwise beam. The internal ends of the beams of the pair of the cross beams are connected to each other, where the cross beams are inclined in such a way that the internal ends of the cross beams are directed downward when compared to the horizontal plane of the floor. Moreover, the floor includes self-stiffened panels extending between the cross beams.
1. A floor forming a roof of a landing gear case of an aircraft, the floor comprising:
two external lengthwise beams extending along a lengthwise direction of the floor and forming outside edges of the floor;
a plurality of cross beams extending along a crosswise direction between the lengthwise beams, each cross beam having an external end and an internal end,
wherein the external end of each cross beam is interlocked to one of the lengthwise beams,
wherein the internal ends of the cross beams are connected to each other in pairs, and
wherein the cross beams are tilted so that the internal ends of at least one of the pairs of cross beams are directed downward when compared to the horizontal plane of the floor; and the internal ends of the cross beams are connected to a first end of a solid vertical structure using an articulated joint, the solid vertical structure having a second end connected to a lower wall of a fuselage of the aircraft in order that deformation of the floor follows deformation of a wing of the aircraft and the fuselage; and
the floor further comprising self-stiffened panels which extend between the pairs of cross beams.
2. The floor according to claim 1 , further comprising plates extending between the cross beams to create a pressure barrier.
3. The floor according to claim 1 , wherein the self-stiffened panels include stiffeners extending parallel to the lengthwise beams.
4. The floor according to claim 1 , wherein the connection between the external end of at least one cross beam and one lengthwise beam is an articulated or flexible joint.
5. The floor according to claim 1 , wherein the solid vertical structure comprises a lengthwise vertical wall extending parallel to the lengthwise beams.
6. The floor according to claim 5 , wherein the lengthwise vertical wall comprises a plurality of vertical columns extending under the cross beams in relation to the horizontal plane of the floor.
7. The floor according to claim 1 , wherein the solid vertical structure comprises a lengthwise center beam extending parallel to the external lengthwise beams.
8. An aircraft fuselage supplied with at least one landing gear case and including a floor according to claim 1 forming the roof of the landing gear case.
9. The aircraft fuselage according to claim 8 , wherein a front end of the floor rests on a center wing partition of said fuselage.
10. The aircraft fuselage according to claim 8 , wherein a back end of the floor rests on a vertical watertight bulkhead.
11. The aircraft fuselage according to claim 8 , wherein the external lengthwise beams of the floor are each connected to a side wall of the fuselage by an articulated joint.
12. The aircraft fuselage according to claim 8 , wherein the solid vertical structure is connected to the lower wall of the fuselage via at least one vertical or inclined rod.