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Granted Patent B2
US 10,710,697 · App. 15/420,963 · Granted Jul 14, 2020

Aircraft interior lining component, method for producing an aircraft interior lining component, and aircraft assembly

Inventor: Ingo Roth (Hamburg, DE)
Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
B64C1/066B64C1/40B64C1/403Y02T50/46
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Patent No.
US 10,710,697
App. No.
15/420,963
Granted
Jul 14, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An aircraft interior lining component is formed at least partially of a thermoplastic foam material and includes a first surface which faces an interior of an aircraft cabin when the aircraft interior lining component is mounted in an aircraft, and a second surface which faces away from the interior of the aircraft cabin when the aircraft interior lining component is mounted in an aircraft. The second surface of the aircraft interior lining component includes at least one supporting section and at least one surface section adjacent to the supporting section and recessed relative to the supporting section. The supporting section is dimensioned and arranged so that it is supported, when the aircraft interior lining component is mounted in an aircraft, on an element of a primary structure of the aircraft at least when a predetermined load acts on the first surface of the aircraft interior lining component.

Claims (18)

1. An aircraft interior lining component comprising:

a pressure molded thermoplastic foam material that is formed and shaped to comprise:

a first surface facing an interior of an aircraft cabin when the aircraft interior lining component is mounted in an aircraft; and

a second surface facing away from the interior of the aircraft cabin when the aircraft interior lining component is mounted in the aircraft, the second surface comprising a supporting section and at least one surface section adjacent to the supporting section and recessed relative to the supporting section, the supporting section being dimensioned and arranged to be parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft and to be supported, when the aircraft interior lining component is mounted in the aircraft, on a stringer element of a primary structure of the aircraft when a predetermined load acts on the first surface of the aircraft interior lining component, the stringer element extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft.

2. The aircraft interior lining component according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft interior lining component is provided with an inner hollow space in the region of the supporting section.

3. The aircraft interior lining component according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft interior lining component is provided with a perforation-proof reinforcing layer in the region of the first surface.

4. The aircraft interior lining component according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of a window opening and a receiving channel for receiving a blind is formed in the pressure molded thermoplastic foam material of the aircraft interior lining component.

5. The aircraft interior lining component according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure molded thermoplastic foam material of the aircraft interior lining component is provided, in the region of the second surface, with at least one of an acoustic backing and channels for removing condensation water from the second surface of the aircraft interior lining component.

6. The aircraft interior lining component according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of a holder for fastening a cabin window to the aircraft interior lining component, a holder for fastening a window ring to the aircraft interior lining component, a holder for fastening a structure window to the aircraft interior lining component, a conduit and an air blow-out box of an aircraft air-conditioning system is formed integrally with the pressure molded thermoplastic foam material of the aircraft interior lining component.

7. The aircraft interior lining component according to claim 1 , wherein a bionic load transmission structure is formed integrally with the pressure molded thermoplastic foam material of the aircraft interior lining component.

8. The aircraft interior lining component according to claim 1 , wherein the pressure molded thermoplastic foam material of the aircraft interior lining component is composed at least partially of a polyvinylidene fluoride foam.

9. An aircraft assembly comprising:

an aircraft interior lining component comprising a pressure molded thermoplastic foam material that is formed and shaped to comprise:

a first surface facing an interior of an aircraft cabin when the aircraft interior lining component is mounted in an aircraft; and

a second surface facing away from the interior of the aircraft cabin when the aircraft interior lining component is mounted in the aircraft, the second surface comprising a supporting section and at least one surface section adjacent to the supporting section and recessed relative to the supporting section, the supporting section being dimensioned and arranged to be parallel to a longitudinal axis of the aircraft and to be supported, when the aircraft interior lining component is mounted in the aircraft, on an element of a primary structure of the aircraft when a predetermined load acts on the first surface of the aircraft interior lining component; and

a stringer element of a primary structure of the aircraft, the stringer element extending parallel to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, the aircraft interior lining component being arranged relative to the stringer element of the primary structure of the aircraft in such a manner that the supporting section of the aircraft interior lining component is supported on the stringer element of the primary structure of the aircraft when the predetermined load acts on the first surface of the aircraft interior lining component.

10. The aircraft assembly according to claim 9 , further comprising a primary insulation element arranged between the aircraft interior lining component and the stringer element of the primary structure of the aircraft.

11. The aircraft assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the aircraft interior lining component is fastened to the primary structure of the aircraft by a hook-and-loop tape.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2017
From: ROTH, INGO
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH
Reel/Frame 042067/0842 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2014 215 661 · Aug 7, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2015067803 · Aug 3, 2015
Related Publication 20170137105A1 · May 18, 2017