Patent ID: 7475850

Claim:
An aircraft cockpit floor comprising: a plurality of spars extending substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction (X) of the aircraft; a plurality of cross-beams assembled to said spars and extending substantially parallel to a transverse direction (Y) of the aircraft, the spars and the cross-beams forming a primary structure of said aircraft cockpit floor; a plurality of articulations configured to assemble said aircraft cockpit floor to the aircraft fuselage; and a plurality of rods configured to assemble said aircraft cockpit floor to the aircraft fuselage, wherein said plurality of rods are configured to resist forces applied substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction (X), each of said rods having an aft end connected to the primary structure and a forward end connected to said fuselage, such that each rod is oriented such that its distance from the centre of the floor increases towards the forward end of the aircraft, and wherein each of said rods is oriented such that the aft end of a respective one of said rods is closer to the aft end of the aircraft than the forward end of the respective one of said rods wherein said plurality of articulations are configured to allow rotation about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction (X).