US 12,110,093 B2
Aircraft comprising articulated rails integrated into the floor of a cabin
Benoit Orteu, Toulouse (FR); Ludovic Mil, Toulouse (FR); Lionel Laganier, Toulouse (FR); Dominique Marty, Toulouse (FR); and Philippe Robert, Toulouse (FR)
Assigned to Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Toulouse (FR)
Filed by Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Toulouse (FR)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,999.
Claims priority of application No. 2111903 (FR), filed on Nov. 9, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141505 A1, May 11, 2023
Int. Cl. B64C 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/20 (2013.01) 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft comprising:
a central wing box;
a front fuselage portion that is positioned, along a longitudinal direction, in front of the central wing box; and
a floor positioned above the central wing box and in the front fuselage portion, the floor comprising at least one rail which extends along the longitudinal direction and has at least one core, wherein the at least one rail comprises:
a first rail portion;
a second rail portion, and
at least one articulation connecting a first end of the core of the first rail portion and a second end of the core of the second rail portion, the articulation comprising:
at least one splice plate having first and second ends,
a pivot pin oriented perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction, passing through the first end of the core of the first rail portion and the first end of the splice plate, and
at least one first complete link connecting the second end of the core of the second rail portion and the second end of the splice plate.