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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2008
Andreas Stephan, Fredenbeck, DE;
Andreas Stephan, Fredenbeck, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
The present invention provides a fuselage structure () of an aircraft comprising an annular skin segment () which has a cross-sectional opening (), a pressure cap () for a pressure-tight closure of the cross-sectional opening (), and a plurality of tension struts () which in each case connect the pressure cap () to the annular skin segment () and absorb loads acting on the pressure cap (), as tensile loads. This advantageously means that the tension struts () do not have to absorb substantially any bending moments. Consequently, the tension struts can be produced with a relatively small cross section, which entails a reduction in weight. Furthermore, it is possible to produce and mount tension struts () of this type in a simple manner.