Airbus (sas)

Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

Airbus Operations Gmbh

Airbus Corporation

Jean-Mickael Brindeau

Jean-Marc Datas

André Aquila

Patrick Guibert

Jacques Bouriquet

Nicolas Darbonville

Thomas Autret

Benoit Ruscassie

A gripping device for a panel of a section of a fuselage of an aircraft, the panel including a skin and having an arcuate shape about a longitudinal axis X. The gripping device includes two gripping subsystems arranged at a distance from one another parallel to the longitudinal axis X, and each gripping subsystem includes a central element fastened to the panel, and two lateral elements fastened on either side of the central element by fasteners, and each lateral element includes pressurizers which come against the skin to apply a tension thereto in the opening direction of the arcuate shape. Such a gripping device makes it possible to ensure the shape of the panel when it is transported and until it is fastened to other panels in order to produce the section of the fuselage.

Device for gripping a panel of a fuselage section of an aircraft

A transport carriage for wings that are secured together, wherein the transport carriage comprises a chassis mounted on wheels, cradles mounted on positioning cylinders, support cylinders that each have a support mounted on the stem of the support cylinder, a central support having a frame and, for each wing, a rotatable lateral cradle, wherein the frame is movable vertically, for each wing, a lifting system with a mast and an arm, wherein each arm is movable vertically on the mast between a low position and a high position, and for each arm, at least two bearing points for the wing. The use of different movable elements allows good loading of the wings and makes it easier to move the wings thus loaded.

Transport and referencing carriage for wings of an aircraft

A transport trolley for transporting a load comprising a base mounted on motorized wheels, a deck mounted to be translationally mobile on the base in a direction of translation, a first motorized system displacing the deck, a hexapod platform comprising a platform and a set of six jacks in which each is mounted articulated between the deck and the platform. The platform comprises a plurality of bearing points configured to come under the load and each bearing point takes the form of a receptacle with its opening oriented upwards. A control unit controls each motorized wheel, the first motorized system and each jack. The use of a hexapod platform makes it possible to finely position the wing at its position of fixing onto the fuselage and the use of a mobile deck supporting the hexapod platform allows for adjustability of the position despite a smaller footprint around the aircraft.

Transport trolley

A carriage with two hexapod platforms, each having a base, a plate, and a set of six cylinders associated in pairs. Each cylinder is articulatedly mounted with the plate. For each pair, a slider is able to move in translation on the base. For a first pair, the two cylinders of the first pair are mounted in an articulated manner on the slider. The articulation of one of the two cylinders of the first pair with the plate is adjacent to the articulation of one of the two cylinders of a second pair with the plate. The articulation of the other of the two cylinders of the first pair with the plate is adjacent to the articulation of one of the two cylinders of a third pair with the plate. For each slider, a movement system moves the slider. A control unit controls each cylinder and the movement system.

Transport carriage with two hexapod platforms with increased range of movement

To reduce the footprint of an installation for assembling a fuselage section, a support structure includes a chassis and a core mounted so that it can rotate relative to the chassis about an axis of rotation of the core. The core includes a fastener(s) for holding the longitudinal fuselage portions around the core, with a view to assembling them to form the fuselage section. The support structure includes one or more rolling elements provided on the chassis, in order to allow the movement of this support structure within the installation.

Mobile support structure for assembling a fuselage section, and procedure for assembling such a section

A double shear attachment device with an eccentric axis and eccentric sleeves, mechanical assembly including such a device and assembling process. The attachment device comprises an eccentric axis and two eccentric sleeves to mount on the eccentric axis to correct, by an appropriate positioning in rotation of the eccentric sleeves on the eccentric axis, the possible clearances between superposed circular holes of mechanical components that have to be linked together by the attachment device, the attachment device including also blocking structure configured to block in rotation the eccentric sleeves, the attachment device thus allowing to generate a quick and clear attachment, that is able to correct clearances locally.

Double shear attachment device with an eccentric axis and eccentric sleeves, mechanical assembly including such a device and assembling process

A method for assembling a fuselage section which comprises producing a lower part of the section from at least two panels and an upper part of the section from at least two panels, then assembling the lower and upper parts so as to obtain the fuselage section. A lower or upper mounting support, a gear and a production unit are used in the method.

Method for assembling an aircraft fuselage section from two superposed upper and lower parts, multipurpose mounting support, gear and fuselage section production unit for implementing said method

An assembly including a support tower and at least two support systems, each bearing a panel of a section of an aircraft fuselage and including four fixing points. The support tower includes a tower extending along an axis X, a seat on which the tower is mounted and which is rotationally mobile about the axis X, and, for each fixing point, a fixing base mounted on a three-dimensional adjustment system mounted on the tower and motorized to displace the fixing base in two horizontal directions and one vertical direction, where each fixing point and the associated fixing base can be locked with one another to ensure the fixing of one with the other, and that can be unlocked to allow them to be separated. Such an assembly makes it possible to keep the various elements of the section vertical during assembly and allows for a space saving on the ground and a saving on transfer utilities.

Assembly comprising a support tower and at least two support systems for panels of a fuselage section of an aircraft

A single shear attachment device with an eccentric axis and an eccentric sleeve, a mechanical assembly including such a device and an assembling process. The attachment device includes an eccentric axis as well as an eccentric sleeve intended to be mounted on the eccentric axis in order to correct, by an appropriate positioning in rotation of the eccentric sleeve on the eccentric axis, the possible clearance between superposed circular holes of mechanical components that have to be linked together by means of the attachment device, the attachment device also includes blocking means configured to be able to block in rotation the eccentric axis and the eccentric sleeve, said attachment device thus allowing to generate a quick and clear attachment, that is able to correct clearances locally.

Single shear attachment device with an eccentric axis and an eccentric sleeve, mechanical assembly including such a device and assembling process

An assembly of a central aircraft fuselage section includes a longitudinal master wall for fixing of two aircraft air foil boxes. The method includes providing a trolley that can be moved on the ground, including a supporting structure in a station, supplying the station with the master wall, installing and mechanically immobilizing the master wall at a reference position on the supporting structure of the trolley, supplying the station with a transverse wall, installing and mechanically immobilizing this transverse wall at a reference position situated at a rectilinear edge upstream or downstream of the master wall, fixing the transverse wall to the master wall, and moving the trolley to another station.

Method for assembling a central aircraft fuselage section on a trolley

The machinery system comprises an arm having an upper fixing device arranged to fix to the arm at least one upper module to be manipulated in an upper plane and a lower fixing device arranged to fix to the arm at least one lower module to be manipulated in a lower plane; a first securing device of the arm configured to control the positioning of the arm; the arm being mounted cantilever-fashion on the first securing device. The machinery system makes it possible to at least halve the manipulation time for two modules by virtue of the arm mounted cantilever-fashion, to which two modules can be fixed.

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Jean-Mickael Brindeau