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Device for intercepting and retaining of cargo in a transport cabin
Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
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Filing: 1989-08-07
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Granted: 1990-09-18
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Expires: 2009-08-07
Abstract
Abstract A device for intercepting and retaining of cargo that may have become loose in a transport or baggage compartment or cabin of an aircraft, is located between a freight compartment and a passenger compartment of an aircraft. The device forms an additional protective screen or wall connected to a mounting structure by connection flanges, e.g. the air frame or cabin structures such as the floor and ceiling. The protective screen has at least two wall sections arranged one behind the other with a spacing between the wall sections. The wall sections are joined to each other by energy absorbing elements inserted in the spacing to form a composite, laminated structure. Each wall section has an external covering. The passenger cabin facing wall section may have a decorated surface. The baggage compartment facing wall has a tough material covering to take up impacts, when a piece of cargo should hit the wall surface.
Inventors
- 👤 Mohammad Hararat-Tehrani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 07:58
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D11/00; B60; B60R; B60R21/00; B60R21/02; B60R21/026; B64C; B64C1/00; B64C1/06; B64C1/10; F; F16; F16F; F16F7/00; F16F7/08; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A device for separating in a vehicle a space for cargo and for retaining cargo in said space, comprising at least two individual wall sections, energy absorbing elements arranged between and connected to said individual wall sections, one of said wall sections having a first outer surface suitable to face a cabin in said vehicle, another of said wall sections having a second outer surface suitable for taking-up impacts, wherein one of said two individual wall sections comprises I-beams while the other wall section comprises an integral foam material structure, and wherein said energy absorbing elements comprise mechanical mechanical friction energy absorbers responsive to compression loads, said friction energy absorbers being inserted between inwardly facing chords of said I-beams and said foam material structure.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
124 words
A device for separating in a vehicle a space for cargo and for retaining cargo in said space, comprising at least two individual wall sections, energy absorbing elements arranged between and connected to said individual wall sections, one of said wall sections having a first outer surface suitable to face a cabin in said vehicle, another of said wall sections having a second outer surface suitable for taking-up impacts, wherein one of said two individual wall sections comprises I-beams while the other wall section comprises an integral foam material structure, and wherein said energy absorbing elements comprise mechanical mechanical friction energy absorbers responsive to compression loads, said friction energy absorbers being inserted between inwardly facing chords of said I-beams and said foam material structure.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said first surface is a decorated surface and wherein said second surface comprises an impact resistant surface cover.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said I-beams are arranged to face a passenger cabin and wherein said foam material structure is arranged to face said space for cargo.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said I-beams have a passenger cabin facing surface that is decorated and wherein said foam material structure has a cargo space facing surface or cover wall that is impact resistant.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said foam material structure of said other wall section comprises box-shaped recesses.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
139 words
A device for separating in a vehicle a space for cargo and for retaining cargo in said space, comprising at least two individual wall sections, mechanical friction energy absorbers responsive to compression loads for taking up impact energy, said friction energy absorbers being arranged between and connected to said individual wall sections, one of said wall sections having a first outer surface suitable to face a cabin in said vehicle, another of said wall sections having a second outer surface suitable for taking-up impacts, wherein each of said wall sections comprises I-beams, each I-beam having an I-beam web arranged so that the I-beam webs are extending substantially in parallel to an impact direction, and wherein inner chords of said I-beams facing each other are spaced from each other at a spacing in which said energy absorbing elements are arranged.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
139 words
A device for separating in a vehicle a space for cargo and for retaining cargo in said space, comprising at least two individual wall sections, mechanical friction energy absorbers responsive to compression loads for taking up impact energy, said friction energy absorbers being arranged between and connected to said individual wall sections, one of said wall sections having a first outer surface suitable to face a cabin in said vehicle, another of said wall sections having a second outer surface suitable for taking-up impacts, wherein each of said wall sections comprises I-beams, each I-beam having an I-beam web arranged so that the I-beam webs are extending substantially in parallel to an impact direction, and wherein inner chords of said I-beams facing each other are spaced from each other at a spacing in which said energy absorbing elements are arranged.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 6, wherein said I-beams have perforations in said I-beam webs for a lightweight construction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device of claim 6, wherein said first surface is a decorated surface and wherein said second surface comprises an impact resistant surface cover.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 6, wherein said mechanical friction energy absorbers have a longitudinal central axis extending in alignment with each web of said I-beams in said two individual wall sections.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
217 words
A device for separating in a vehicle a space for cargo and for retaining cargo in said space, comprising at least two individual wall sections, energy absorbing elements arranged between and connected to said individual wall sections, one of said wall sections having a first outer surface suitable to face a cabin in said vehicle, another of said wall sections having a second outer surface suitable for taking-up impacts, wherein said wall sections comprise a first outer wall section (5), a first inner wall section (23) having a honeycomb structure, a first intermediate corrugated wall section (26) sandwiched between said first outer wall section (5) and said first inner wall section (23) to form a first sandwich structure, a second outer wall section (6), a second inner wall section (24) also having a honeycomb structure, a second intermediate corrugated wall section (26') sandwiched between said second outer wall section (6) and said second inner wall section to form a second sandwich structure, and a third corrugated wall section (26") sandwiched between said first and second sandwich structures to form a third sandwich structure with said third corrugated wall section (26") between said first (23) and second (24) honeycomb wall sections, wherein said three sandwich structures form said energy absorbing elements which extend perpendicularly to an impact direction.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
217 words
A device for separating in a vehicle a space for cargo and for retaining cargo in said space, comprising at least two individual wall sections, energy absorbing elements arranged between and connected to said individual wall sections, one of said wall sections having a first outer surface suitable to face a cabin in said vehicle, another of said wall sections having a second outer surface suitable for taking-up impacts, wherein said wall sections comprise a first outer wall section (5), a first inner wall section (23) having a honeycomb structure, a first intermediate corrugated wall section (26) sandwiched between said first outer wall section (5) and said first inner wall section (23) to form a first sandwich structure, a second outer wall section (6), a second inner wall section (24) also having a honeycomb structure, a second intermediate corrugated wall section (26') sandwiched between said second outer wall section (6) and said second inner wall section to form a second sandwich structure, and a third corrugated wall section (26") sandwiched between said first and second sandwich structures to form a third sandwich structure with said third corrugated wall section (26") between said first (23) and second (24) honeycomb wall sections, wherein said three sandwich structures form said energy absorbing elements which extend perpendicularly to an impact direction.
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