Aircraft Fuselage Segment Core Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing aircraft fuselage segment manufacturing methods require numerous brackets for conduit mounting, increasing costs and weight due to separate equipment system installations and stabilization needs.
Innovation Solution
Integration of system installation ducts into the core of the fuselage segment, eliminating the need for brackets by using a core covered by an inner and outer skin, potentially eliminating stringers and frames, and using a foam or honeycomb structure with varying material hardness for improved stability and insulation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If brackets are used for mounting conduits on stringers and frames, then equipment systems can be installed, but the weight of the aircraft increases and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the conduit mounting function directly into the core structure by integrating conduits into hollow spaces within the core. This eliminates the need for separate brackets and stringers, combining multiple functions (structural support and conduit mounting) into a single integrated component, thereby reducing weight and assembly complexity
2Adaptability or versatility
If numerous brackets are used for conduit mounting, then equipment systems can be installed, but manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines the conduit housing function with the core structure by creating hollow spaces within the core during its manufacturing process. This integration eliminates the need for separate bracket components and their associated manufacturing, assembly, and fastening operations, thereby reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining conduit installation capability
3Stability of the object's composition
If stringers and frames are used for stabilization, then structural stability is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the stabilization function into the core structure itself by designing the core with an optimized cellular or foam structure that provides both structural support and conduit integration. This eliminates the need for separate stringers and frames, reducing assembly complexity while maintaining structural stability through the core's inherent design
Data Source
AI summary
A fuselage segment of an aircraft fuselage is provided with an outer skin and an inner skin that are spaced apart from one another by a core, wherein conduits for system installations are integrated into the core, as well as a method for manufacturing such a fuselage segment.