Line system for an aircraft

• US 20080185478A1
• Filed: 10/25/2007
• Published: 08/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH (Airbus SE)
• Inventors: Dannenberg, Heiko
• Granted Patent: US 8,128,030 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/119
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 1/12 Construction or attachment of skin panels
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3817 containing optical and electrical conductors cables including electrical and optical conductors H01B11/22; G02B6/3816 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/3897 Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards G02B6/44528 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/43 Arrangements comprising a plurality of opto-electronic elements and associated optical interconnections
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/4403 with ribbon structure G02B6/4429, G02B6/4439, G02B6/4479 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/30 Installations of cables or lines on walls, floors or ceilings
• CPC Class Codes: H02G 3/36 Installations of cables or lines in walls, floors or ceilings

Abstract

A line system for an aircraft, in particular an airplane, having multiple assemblies, in particular multiple fuselage sections of a fuselage cell and multiple wing shells, the line system including multiple lines for transmitting power and/or information, wherein the lines are integrated on and/or in a support layer, the support layer being situated on and/or in the shell-shaped assemblies.

Claims

1. A line system for an aircraft, in particular an airplane, having multiple assemblies, in particular multiple fuselage sections of a fuselage cell and multiple wing shells,

said line system comprising multiple lines for transmitting power and/or information,

wherein

the lines are integrated on and/or in a support layer, the support layer being situated on and/or in the shell-shaped assemblies.

2. The line system according to claim 1, wherein the lines comprise electrical lines, which are generated on the support layer by printing, painting, spraying, or vapor depositing an electrically conductive agent.

3. The line system according to claim 2, wherein the support layer (10) is implemented as electrically insulating.

4. The line system according to claim 1 wherein the lines comprise optical conductors, in particular optical waveguides.

5. The line system according to claim 1 wherein the lines on a first shell-shaped assembly are connected via at least one coupling element to the respective lines on a second shell-shaped assembly.

6. The line system according to claim 5, wherein at least one junction element is provided, preferably in the area of the at least one coupling element for attaching electrical and/or optical components.

7. The line system according to claim 1 wherein the shell-shaped assemblies are particularly made from a fiber-reinforced plastic material, the lines particularly being situated in the area of the fiber reinforcement.

8. The line system according to claim 1 wherein the assemblies are particularly made from aluminum alloy sheets, the lines at least locally being fixed to the aluminum alloy sheets.