Patent ID: 6743976
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B64C,B64D,H02G

Abstract:
In a transport aircraft having an electrical or optical system incorporating insulated conductor lines and devices, and having a fuselage that extends longitudinally in a longitudinal axis direction and that includes a cabin floor incorporating a crossbeam with a horizontal crossbeam surface extending in a transverse direction transversely across said longitudinal axis direction and a sectional structural member with a horizontal structural member surface extending along said longitudinal axis direction,a conduit channel arrangement that is adapted to receive said insulated conductor lines and said devices of said electrical or optical system, and that comprises a sectional channel member and a cover plate, wherein: said channel member comprises a vertical middle web, a horizontal upper flange bent and protruding integrally laterally from an upper edge of said middle web, and a horizontal lower flange bent and protruding integrally laterally from a lower edge of said middle web in a lateral direction opposite said upper flange; said channel member extends longitudinally along said longitudinal axis direction adjacently along said sectional structural member; said lower flange defines a bottom and said middle web defines a side boundary of a channel space extending longitudinally along said channel member; said lower flange is supported on said horizontal crossbeam surface; said upper flange is supported on said horizontal structural member surface; said conductor lines and said devices are arranged in said channel space; said cover plate extends longitudinally in said longitudinal axis direction, and is movably or removably arranged on said channel member to cover said channel space, whereby an edge rim of said cover plate is arranged and supported on said upper flange and a cover portion of said cover plate spans over and covers said channel space; and a plurality of cable pass-through openings are provided spaced apart from one another along said longitudinal axis direction in said cover plate, and are adapted to allow one or more of said conductor lines respectively to pass therethrough.