IP Library Granted Patent US 8,468,699
Granted Patent B2
US 8,468,699 · App. 12/085,268 · Granted Jun 25, 2013

Method for producing a fuselage cell of an aircraft

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Patent No.
US 8,468,699
App. No.
12/085,268
Granted
Jun 25, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing at least one fuselage cell of an aircraft with the following steps: at least partial production of surface protection and thermal insulation in the region of the at least one shell part, at least partial introduction of technical outfitting systems 1 - 3, 10 - 12, 22 - 24, 46 - 48 , in particular of electrical and hydraulic lines, air-conditioning lines, electrical and hydraulic appliances, sanitary and catering equipment or the like, into the at least one shell part and/or the at least one floor grid 13, 41 , and assembly of the at least one shell part and of the at least one floor grid 13, 41 into the at least one fuselage section 32.

Claims (15)

1. A method for producing a fuselage cell of an aircraft by integrated outfitting and structural assembly with at least one fuselage section, the fuselage section being formed by at least one shell having an upper shell and a lower shell, and at least one floor grid, the method comprising the following steps:

at least partial production of surface protection and thermal insulation in the region of the at least one shell part,

at least partial introduction of technical outfitting systems into the at least one shell part and/or the at least one floor grid and

assembly of the at least one shell part and of the at least one floor grid into the at least one fuselage section, wherein a cargo floor is introduced at least partially into a lower shell before the introduction of the at least one floor grid.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one fuselage section has a length of at most 30 m.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein, to complete the fuselage assembly, at least one fuselage portion of the aircraft is formed by at least one fuselage section, the fuselage cell of the aircraft having at least one fuselage portion.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein a front, middle and rear fuselage portion are formed by the at least one fuselage section.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the surface protection is carried out at least partially before the assembly of the at least one shell part and of the at least one floor grid into a fuselage section.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the surface protection is completed during the introduction of the technical outfitting systems or during the assembly of the at least one fuselage section or during the completion of the fuselage assembly.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the technical outfitting systems are completed after the assembly of the at least one shell part and of the at least one floor grid.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fuselage section is formed by four shell parts and by the at least one floor grid.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the fuselage section is formed by the lower shell, by two side shells, and by the upper shell.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fuselage section is formed by two shell parts and by the at least one floor grid.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fuselage section is formed by the lower shell and by the upper shell.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the technical outfitting systems include at least one of electrical and hydraulic lines, air-conditioning lines, electrical appliances, hydraulic appliances, sanitary equipment and catering equipment.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 31, 2011
From: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 026360/0849 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 3, 2009
From: FRAUEN, HOLGER; GROSS, DIRK; KRAATZ, OLIVER; FRANKENBERGER, ECKART
To: AIRBUS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 023603/0487 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2008
From: SCHEIBEL, THOMAS
To: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
Reel/Frame 021239/0227 →