US 12,151,805 B2
Structural assembly for an aircraft
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 May 24, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/673,749.
Application 18/673,749 is a continuation of application No. 17/983,782, filed on Nov. 9, 2022, granted, now 12,017,756.
Claims priority of application No. 2111955 (FR), filed on Nov. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0308650 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 25/16 (2006.01); B64C 1/18 (2006.01); B64C 25/04 (2006.01); B64C 25/14 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 25/16 (2013.01) [B64C 1/18 (2013.01); B64C 25/04 (2013.01); B64C 25/14 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structural assembly for an aircraft having a longitudinal direction and a median plane, the structural assembly comprising:
a plurality of pairs of main gantries, wherein, for a pair, the main gantries face one another with respect to the median plane and wherein the pairs are distributed in the longitudinal direction;
two transverse panels that are perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and are fixed to a front and a rear of the plurality of pairs of main gantries to together define a compartment for a landing gear of the aircraft;
at least one pair of secondary gantries which extend parallel to the longitudinal direction between the main gantries and ends of which are fixed to the transverse panels;
at least one crossmember which extends parallel to the transverse panels and is disposed straddling at least one secondary gantry; and
for each secondary gantry and each crossmember straddling the secondary gantry, a connecting rod mounted to be able to freely rotate, via a first end, on a lower part of the crossmember and, via a second end, on an outer lateral part of the secondary gantry;
wherein at least one of the connecting rods is inclined at a non-zero angle relative to a vertical direction.