Patent ID: 9284036
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: B64C,B64D

Claim Text:
1. A floor plate for covering a floor framework in an aircraft, wherein the floor framework comprises a plurality of transverse beams and with a plurality of longitudinal profiles extending at an angle of about 90° plurality of to the transverse beams, the floor plate comprising: at least one connecting point for fastening a sub-assembly to the floor plate independently of an installation point of the floor plate to the floor framework, a system port arranged in a center region of the floor plate for connecting the sub-assembly on the floor plate to a plurality of systems on board the aircraft comprising sockets and couplings, wherein the system port is integrated directly into the floor plate, and is configured to form a universal interfacing point between the sub-assembly and the plurality of systems on board the aircraft, and at least one of a plug and a coupling integrated into an underside of the sub-assembly capable of automatically making connections or contacts to the sockets and couplings of the system port, wherein the floor plate is configured to bear on the floor framework of the aircraft on at least four longitudinal profiles, and wherein the sub-assembly is directly fastenable to the floor plate, and the floor plate is connectable to the floor framework with fastening devices.