US 11,878,785 B2
Modular line assembly for installation in an aircraft fuselage
Frank Schneider, Hamburg (DE); Frederik Albers, Hamburg (DE); and Sonja Pawellek, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/973,832.
Claims priority of application No. 21205381 (EP), filed on Oct. 28, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0139167 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); F16L 3/02 (2006.01); F16L 3/22 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/068 (2013.01) [B64F 5/10 (2017.01); F16L 3/02 (2013.01); F16L 3/221 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular line assembly for installation in an aircraft fuselage, comprising:
a first line section having a first diameter,
at least one second line section having a second diameter,
a set of first line brackets, and
a set of second line brackets,
wherein the first line brackets comprise a first receiving space configured to hold the first line section and a first support portion for attaching the first line brackets to a structural part of the fuselage,
wherein the first receiving space and the first support portion of at least one of the first line brackets enclose the first line section,
wherein the second line brackets comprise a second receiving space configured to hold the at least one second line section and a second support portion for attaching the second line brackets to the first line section,
wherein at least one second line section comprises the same or higher flexibility than the first line section, and
wherein the at least one second line section is attached to the first line section through a plurality of second line brackets that are arranged at a distance to and are independent from the first line brackets.