IP Library Granted Patent US 11,708,173
Granted Patent B2
US 11,708,173 · App. 16/536,086 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Avionic sliding rack

Inventor: Mark Tentinger (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
B64D43/00H05K7/1412
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Patent No.
US 11,708,173
App. No.
16/536,086
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mounting rail system for a console of an aircraft includes a pair of mounting rails. The first mounting rail is secured to the console and includes a first track with a pair of threaded faces that are configured to receive a first fastener. The second mounting rail is secured to the console opposite the first mounting rail and includes a second track with a pair of threaded faces that are configured to receive a second fastener. The mounting rail system includes a first mounting bracket configured to be secured to the first mounting rail via the first fastener and a second mounting bracket configured to be secured to the second mounting rail via the second fastener.

Claims (29)

1. A mounting rail system for a console of an aircraft, the mounting rail system comprising:

a mounting rail comprising a track with two threaded faces and a slot formed into a top face of the mounting rail;

a mounting bracket configured to be secured to the mounting rail via a fastener that engages threads of the two threaded faces; and

a spacer comprising a tab that fits into the slot;

wherein the two threaded faces are configured to engage the fastener with an interference fit.

2. The mounting rail system of claim 1 , wherein the spacer is configured to be positioned between a component secured to the mounting bracket and the console.

3. The mounting rail system of claim 2 , wherein a face of the mounting bracket contacts a face of the mounting rail.

4. The mounting rail system of claim 2 , wherein the spacer is secured to the mounting rail via fasteners that pass through the tab of the spacer.

5. The mounting rail system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting bracket comprises a slot to allow a height of the mounting bracket relative to the mounting rail to be adjusted.

6. The mounting rail system of claim 1 , wherein the mounting rail comprises a plurality of holes that align with a plurality of holes of the console.

7. The mounting rail system of claim 1 , wherein an opening of the track comprises a pair of bevelled faces.

8. A mounting rail for a console of an aircraft, the mounting rail comprising:

a track formed along a length of the mounting rail;

a pair of threaded faces disposed on opposites sides of the track and configured to receive a fastener, wherein the pair of threaded faces are configured to engage the fastener with an interference fit; and

a slot formed into a face of the mounting rail, wherein a spacer comprising a tab is configured to fit within the slot to attach the spacer to the mounting rail.

9. The mounting rail of claim 8 , comprising a mounting bracket configured to be secured to the mounting rail via the fastener.

10. The mounting rail of claim 9 , wherein the mounting bracket comprises a slot to allow a height of the mounting bracket relative to the mounting rail to be adjusted.

11. A mounting rail system for a console, the mounting rail system comprising:

a first mounting rail secured to the console and comprising a slot formed into a top face of the first mounting rail and a first track, the first track comprising a pair of threaded faces that are configured to receive a first fastener, wherein the pair of threaded faces of the first mounting rail are configured to engage the first fastener with an interference fit;

a spacer comprising a tab that fits into the slot;

a second mounting rail secured to the console opposite the first mounting rail and comprising a second track, the second track comprising a pair of threaded faces that are configured to receive a second fastener, wherein the pair of threaded faces of the second mounting rail are configured to engage the second fastener with an interference fit;

a first mounting bracket configured to be secured to the first mounting rail via the first fastener; and

a second mounting bracket configured to be secured to the second mounting rail via the second fastener.

12. The mounting rail system of claim 11 , wherein the spacer is configured to be positioned between a component secured to the first mounting bracket and the console.

13. The mounting rail system of claim 12 , wherein a face of the first mounting bracket contacts a face of the first mounting rail.

14. The mounting rail system of claim 12 , wherein the spacer is secured to the first mounting rail via fasteners that pass through the tab of the spacer.

15. The mounting rail system of claim 11 , wherein the first mounting bracket comprises a slot to allow a height of the first mounting bracket relative to the first mounting rail to be adjusted.

16. The mounting rail system of claim 11 , wherein the first mounting rail comprises a plurality of holes that align with a plurality of holes of the console.

17. The mounting rail system of claim 11 , wherein an opening of the first track comprises a pair of bevelled faces.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2021
From: BELL TEXTRON INC.
To: BELL TEXTRON RHODE ISLAND INC.
Reel/Frame 055609/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2021
From: BELL TEXTRON RHODE ISLAND INC.
To: TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC.
Reel/Frame 055609/0424 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2019
From: TENTINGER, MARK
To: BELL TEXTRON INC.
Reel/Frame 050006/0294 →
Continuity (1)
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