Airbus Deutschland Gmbh

Airbus Operations Gmbh

Herbert Steinbeck

Ralf Schliwa

Oleg Graf

Maria T Strasdas

Ulrich Pohl

Homayoun Dilmaghani

Konstantin Wagner

A handling system for handling objects in a vehicle comprises a storage apparatus that is positionable outside a vehicle cabin, an access device that is positionable in a vehicle cabin, and a transport device for transporting objects between the storage apparatus and the access device. The storage apparatus comprises a storage space and a connection station that is connectable to the transport device, wherein the storage apparatus comprises at least one drive device for moving carriers on which objects to be stored are held. The handling system comprises at least one guiding device that with the drive device guides the carriers on at least one circular path within the storage space. The storage space thus comprises a vertical flat shape that results in a significantly smaller reduction in the available cargo volume in a vehicle, while at the same time maximizing the design space available for passenger seats.

Handling system for handling objects in a vehicle, storage device and method for handling objects in a vehicle

A device for moving an object on a rail that has grid openings, the device having at least one first movement element, at least one first drive element, and at least one engagement element for engaging at least one grid opening. The engagement element is positioned on the first movement element. The first drive element for driving the first movement element is connected to the first movement element, and the first movement element is movably held in such a way that the engagement element is at least in some regions guided along an outside of the device. As a result of this an even force is directly introduced into the rail to prevent the object to be moved by sliding becoming skewed or jammed. Likewise, the device can be supplemented by a motor so moving the object can be carried out automatically, precisely, and quickly.

Apparatus for moving an object on a rail

A device () for the detachable connection of structural parts (80, 84) in an aircraft, comprising a clamping lever arrangement () associated with a first structural part () and a clamping pin () associated with a second structural part (), wherein the clamping lever arrangement () comprises an eccentric shaft () rotatably mounted about a rotation axis (A) on the first structural part (), a clamping lever () mounted eccentrically and swivellably with respect to the eccentric shaft () and a driving bushing () rotatably mounted relative to the eccentric shaft () about the rotation axis (A) and coupled in a geared manner to the clamping lever (), wherein the clamping lever arrangement () can furthermore be displaced between a release position, a readiness position and a locking position.

Device and method for the detachable connection of structural parts, in particular in an aircraft

The invention relates to a force supporting device () for providing a load-dependent supporting force, in particular for a lowerable overhead locker () in an aircraft. The device () comprises a bracket (), whose one end is attached to a supporting structure so as to be pivotal about an axis (P) and whose other end is configured for connection to an object to which the supporting force should be applied. There is also a gas-filled spring (), whose one end is pivotally articulated to the bracket () and whose other is pivotally articulated to one end of an oscillating lever (), whose other end is pivotally attached to a bearing plate () and which can pivot relative to the bearing plate () between a first end position and a second end position. By means of an arresting device the oscillating lever () can be arrested at a plurality of positions in the region of its first end position to the second end position. A displacing device () serves to pivot the oscillating lever () between its first end position and its second end position as a function of a load determining device which interacts with the displacing device ().

Force supporting device with a load-dependent force support

A connection arrangement accommodates misalignments in three dimensions, and achieves a positive fixed connection between two components. A threaded standoff with a first bolt hole therein is partially screwed into a threaded hole in the first component and protrudes to match the spacing distance between the components. Inner and outer eccentric disks are received and supported in a hole in the second component. The inner disk has an offset center relative to the outer disk, and has a second bolt hole offset from the inner disk's center. Rotating the two disks accommodates radial misalignments to bring the two bolt holes into alignment. A bolt shaft extends through the bolt holes. While a bolt head or nut at one end of the shaft bears against the eccentric disks, a clamping cone at the opposite end of the shaft is tightened to axially clamp the standoff against the second component, and to radially outwardly spread and clamp the standoff against the internal threading of the first hole in the first component. The first hole can be in a threaded sleeve secured in the first component, and the second hole can be in a clamping sleeve secured in the second component. The second hole may be a recessed stepped hole.

Bolted connection of two components with alignment compensation in three dimensions

A vibration damper including a damping element in a housing supports a component via a mounting bracket clamped between upper and lower plates after making horizontal adjustments. A hollow adjusting screw, a fixing screw and a counternut achieve a vertical adjustment, and a connection to the damping element. A hollow guide screw and an indicating pin axially slidably extending therethrough have visual alignment sights that indicate the vertical adjustment (via the adjusting screw) of the damping element relative to the housing, to facilitate achieving an optimal neutral loading of the damping element despite dimensional tolerances.

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Hamburg, Germany

Herbert Steinbeck