US 12,263,949 B2
Air distribution system for a cabin of an aircraft
Jens Lohmar, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Jan. 27, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/586,356.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 102 132.4 (DE), filed on Jan. 29, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0242578 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. B64D 13/06 (2006.01); B64D 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 13/06 (2013.01) [B64D 11/00 (2013.01); B64D 2013/0603 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An air distribution system for a cabin of an aircraft, comprising:
a supply air line with a supply air line connector;
at least one air outlet with an air outlet connector;
a riser line, which is connectable to the supply air line connector and the air outlet connector;
a trim element to be arranged on a primary structure of the aircraft inside the cabin, the trim element comprising an inner side configured to be oriented toward the cabin of the aircraft and an outer side configured to be oriented toward the primary structure; and
at least one retainer provided on the outer side of the trim element;
wherein the riser line is flexible,
wherein the at least one retainer is configured to be interlockingly connected to the riser line by being pressed against it, such that the riser line is fixed in place with respect to the trim element; and
wherein the retainer is an active retainer which is configured, by application of a voltage, to assume an open state in which the riser line is no longer fixed.