The Boeing Company

Kenneth M Reynolds

Steven Ellis Rhynard

Joe Files

Mark Edward Wentland

Adam Arthur Logue

Jason W Mullins

Zachary A Connaughton

Jason Empleo

Long Hoang Duong

A vertical intercostal for an aircraft vehicle having a vehicle cabin and an over-monument fairing arranged in a non-flex zone area of the vehicle cabin. The intercostal includes a frame member that includes an upper frame attachment region, a lower frame attachment region, and an intermediate frame attachment region to provide lateral structural support for the over-monument fairing to the airframe of the aircraft.

Vertical intercostal structure for lateral support in aircraft interior

A stowage bin lighting assembly for mounting to an internal cabin of a vehicle includes a chassis having a plate extending longitudinally between ends. The chassis supports light mount pedestals, wire standoffs, and at least one valance support above the upper surface. The stowage bin lighting assembly includes a light mounted to the light mount pedestals positioned above the plate by the light mount pedestals for providing lighting from the stowage bin assembly to the internal cabin of the vehicle. The stowage bin lighting assembly includes a wire electrically connected to the light to supply power to the light and coupled to at least one of the wire standoffs to control a position of the wire relative to the plate. The stowage bin lighting assembly includes a valance coupled to the valance mount pedestals configured to be coupled to the stowage bin assembly by the valance support.

Stowage bin lighting assembly and method for lighting a stowage bin assembly of a vehicle

In an example, a fastener for coupling a light-emitting device to a composite panel assembly is described. The fastener includes a fastener head including an anchor portion and a retainer portion. The fastener also includes a plug extending from the anchor portion of the fastener head. The plug includes an axial retention structure configured to axially retain the plug in a bore of a composite panel assembly. The retainer portion extends as a cantilever structure from the anchor portion. The retainer portion is configured to press a light-emitting device toward a light-transmission channel of the composite panel assembly when the plug is axially inserted in the bore of the composite panel assembly.

System and fastener for coupling a light-emitting device to a composite panel assembly

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Everett, WA, United States of America

Kenneth M Reynolds