Patent ID: 9611029
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: B64C,E04C

Claim:
1. A floor beam system comprising: an aircraft structure comprising at least one support member; at least one floor beam comprising a pair of free ends; at least one support bracket attached to the at least one support member of the aircraft structure and comprising a shelf plate portion and an attachment plate portion extending generally perpendicular from the shelf plate portion, the shelf plate portion having first and second ends and a support surface extending between the first and second ends, the second end of the shelf plate portion directly abutting the at least one support member of the aircraft structure, the support surface extending substantially horizontally and is configured to support one of the free ends of the at least one floor beam directly thereon, the attachment plate portion extends downwardly from the second end of the shelf plate portion and comprises of a rear attachment surface that directly contacts a surface of the at least one support member of the aircraft structure, the at least one support bracket further comprising a support rib extending between and generally perpendicular to the shelf plate portion and the attachment plate portion; at least one conductive element comprising of first and second plate portions integrally formed with the at least one support bracket from a single piece of material, the first plate portion of the at least one conductive element extending from and coplanar with the support surface of the at least one support bracket and the second plate portion of the at least one conductive element extending from and coplanar with the attachment plate portion of the at least one support bracket, the at least one conductive element configured for electrically communicating with the at least one support bracket, wherein the at least one conductive element has a different shape and profile than the at least one support bracket such that the support surface of the at least one support bracket comprises a larger cross-sectional dimension than the first plate portion of the at least one conductive element when taken transverse to a longitudinal axis of the at least one floor beam, and wherein the conductive element includes a longitudinal axis extending generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the at least one floor beam; and an electrical component in electrical communication with the at least one support bracket and the at least one conductive element such that the at least one support bracket and the at least one conductive element carry current loads and returns of the electrical component.