PARTITION WALL IN AN AIRCRAFT

• US 20090224103A1
• Filed: 02/27/2009
• Published: 09/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH (Airbus SE)
• Original Assignee: Airbus Deutschland GmbH (Airbus SE)
• Inventors: Breuer, Matthias, Mosler, Michael, Neumann, Andreas
• Granted Patent: US 8,960,602 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 244/131
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 11/0023 Movable or removable cabin dividers, e.g. for class separation bulkheads B64C1/10
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 21/06 by aeroplanes, airships, balloons, or kites
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 50/40 Weight reduction

Abstract

The invention is based on a partition wall in an aircraft, wherein the partition wall comprises a support element and a tension-mounted material. According to the invention, the support element is composed of individually formed system components, and the tension-mounted material is supported by the support element such that an area-shaped partition wall is created in the aircraft.

Claims

1. A partition wall in an aircraft, comprising:

a support element; and

a tension-mounted material;

wherein the support element is composed of individually formed system components of a modular system; and

wherein the tension-mounted material is supported by the support element such that an area-shaped partition wall is created in the aircraft.

2. The partition wall of claim 1, wherein the support element is a framework.

3. The partition wall of claim 1, wherein the system components are spars;

and wherein the spars are pluggable.

4. The partition wall of claim 3, wherein the spars are affixable among themselves by means of a tensioning mechanism.

5. The partition wall of claim 4, wherein the tensioning mechanism comprises a quick-acting closure device, or the framework comprises quick-acting closure devices and can be disassembled quickly.

6. The partition wall of claim 3, wherein one of the spars comprises a joint.

7. The partition wall of claim 3, wherein one of the spars is designed so as to be telescopic.

8. The partition wall of claim 3, wherein one of the spars comprises a very light and stable material.

9. The partition wall of claim 1, further comprising:

a cross-strut;

wherein the support element is stiffened by at least one cross-strut; and

wherein mounting parts are attachable to the at least one cross-strut.

10. The partition wall of claim 2, wherein an illumination device is provided in the framework.

11. The partition wall of claim 10, wherein the illumination device is attached to the at least one cross-strut.

12. The partition wall of claim 10, wherein a cable extends to the illumination device within at least one of the spars.

13. The partition wall of claim 1, wherein the partition wall comprises emergency exit illumination.

14. The partition wall of claim 1, wherein the tension-mounted material can be tension-mounted on both sides of the framework.

15. The partition wall of claim 1, wherein the tension-mounted material can be connected to the support element by means of a connection element.

16. The partition wall of claim 1, wherein the support element comprises a frame;

and

wherein a tongue-like device that is rigidly connected to a substructure of the aircraft projects into the frame and affixes the partition wall only in longitudinal direction of the aircraft.

17. The partition wall of claim 16, wherein the frame comprises a first and a second longitudinal spar and a first and a second cross-spar;

wherein the first and the second cross-spar each comprise a slot that extends along their direction of longitudinal extension; and

wherein the tongue-like device is fed through the slots.

18. The partition wall of claim 9, wherein the frame is rigidly connected to one of the at least one cross-struts.

19. A modular system for producing a first partition wall of claim 1, and a second partition wall, which differs from the first partition wall, according to claim 1.

20. The use of a partition wall for separating two regions in an aircraft, with the partition wall comprising:

a support element;

a tension-mounted material,

wherein the support element comprises individually formed system components of a modular system;

wherein the tension-mounted material is supported by the support element such that an area-shaped partition wall in the aircraft is created.

21. A method for partitioning seat rows in an aircraft, with the method comprising the steps of:

composing a support element from individually formed system components of a modular system;

arranging the support element;

stretching a tension-mounted material onto the support element in order to form a partition wall; and

arranging the partition wall between two seat rows to be partitioned.