A mounting system for tubular structures within a wing structure provides for positioning of the tubular structure as it passes through wing ribs. The system provides for electrostatic protection from discharges between the rib and the tubular structure, and accommodates offset tubular positioning.
A mounting system for tubular structures within a wing structure provides for positioning of the tubular structure as it passes through wing ribs. The system provides for electrostatic protection from discharges between the rib and the tubular structure, and accommodates offset tubular positioning. A mounting flange is attached to an aperture in the wing rib, and the tubular structure is inserted through an aperture in the mounting flange. Once the tubular structure is positioned, a cushion mount comprising two pieces is inserted into the flange structure, holding the tubular structure in position in the mounting flange. The cushion mount may have a concentric aperture or an offset aperture to accommodate an offset positioned tubular structure in the wind rib aperture.
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1. A system for restraining a tubular structure through a planar structure, comprising: a mounting flange comprising a collar stop having a first side and a second side, the first side configured to contact the planar structure,a sleeve having a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear por
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A system for restraining a tubular structure through a planar structure, comprising: a mounting flange comprising a collar stop having a first side and a second side, the first side configured to contact the planar structure,a sleeve having a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion extends perpendicular through a first aperture in the planar structure such that the sleeve extends through the first aperture outwardly from a front surface and a rear surface of the planar structure, the sleeve forming a receptacle, anda retention stop having a circular shape formed on the rear portion of the sleeve and spaced apart from the rear surface of the planar structure; anda cushion mount comprising a first half having a semi-circular outer shape, anda second half having the semi-circular outer shape,wherein the first half and the second half are configured to be received into the receptacle and contact the retention stop thereby extending through the first aperture outwardly from the front surface and the rear surface of the planar structure and forming a second aperture, andwherein the cushion mount is configured to restrain the tubular structure in the second aperture formed by joining the first half and the second half. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the planar structure comprises a rib in a wing structure and the tubular structure is a fuel tube. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the mounting flange comprises a flexible retention key and the collar stop configured to retain the cushion mount in the receptacle. 4. The system of claim 3, where the mounting flange comprises a third aperture having a diameter that is at least twice a diameter of the second aperture. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein the mounting flange comprises three mounting tabs, each mounting tab having an aperture configured to receive a fastener. 6. The system of claim 2, wherein the mounting flange and the cushion mount comprise electrically insulative materials. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein a first distance of an end of the front portion of the sleeve to the collar stop is shorter than a second distance of an end of the rear portion of the sleeve to the collar stop. 8. A system for mounting a fuel tube in a wing structure, comprising: a continuous length of a fuel tube encased in a first sleeve for dissipating an electrical discharge, the fuel tube positioned perpendicular to a wing rib and the continuous length of the fuel tube and the first sleeve passing through a wing rib aperture;a cushion mount comprising a first half and a second half forming an aperture through which the continuous length of the fuel tube and the first sleeve passes to preventing any lateral movement of the fuel tube relative to the wing rib, the cushion mount extending from a position forward of a front surface of the wing rib, through the wing rib aperture, and to a position spaced from a rear surface of the wing rib; anda mounting flange formed from an electrically insulative material comprising a collar stop configured to contact the wing rib around the wing rib aperture, anda second sleeve forming a receptacle configured to receive the cushion mount, wherein the cushion mount is fixed within the receptacle and wherein the second sleeve extends from a position forward of the collar stop and the front surface of the wing rib, through the wing rib aperture, and to a position spaced from the rear surface of the wing rib. 9. The system of claim 8, where the mounting flange comprises a plurality of fastener tabs configured to receive a fastener. 10. The system of claim 8, wherein the cushion mount is prevented from rotating within the receptacle. 11. The system of claim 8, wherein an aperture in the mounting flange has a diameter at least twice that of the aperture formed by the cushion mount. 12. The system of claim 8, wherein the mounting flange comprises a flexible retention key and a retention stop configured to retain the cushion mount in the receptacle. 13. The system of claim 8, wherein the aperture formed by the cushion mount is concentric with an aperture formed in the mounting flange. 14. A method for installing a tubular structure in a wing rib comprising: inserting a mounting flange in an aperture in the wing rib such that a collar stop of the mounting flange abuts a front surface of the wing rib and a sleeve of the mounting flange extends from a position forward of the collar stop and the front surface of the wing rib, through the aperture in the wing rib, and to a position spaced from a rear surface of the wing rib, wherein the mounting flange comprises a receptacle forming an aperture in the mounting flange;affixing the collar stop of the mounting flange to the wing rib;passing the tubular structure through the aperture in the mounting flange;inserting a first half of a mounting cushion and a second half of the mounting cushion into the receptacle such that the mounting cushion secures the tubular structure from lateral movement in the aperture in the mounting flange; andaffixing the first half of the mounting cushion and the second half of the mounting cushion in the receptacle. 15. The method of claim 14, further comprising: rotating the first half and second half of the mounting cushion within the receptacle prior to affixing the first half of the mouthing cushion and the second half of the mounting cushion. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein affixing the first half of the mounting cushion and the second half of the mounting cushion comprises pressing the mounting cushion until retained in the receptacle by a retention key. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein each operation is repeated at least once. 18. A system for restraining a tubular structure passing through a planar structure comprising: a mounting flange comprising a cylindrical sleeve having a front portion and a rear portion, wherein the rear portion extends perpendicular through a first aperture in the planar structure, the sleeve forming a receptacle therethrough,a rigid retention stop having a circular shape formed on the rear portion, anda flexible retention key formed on the front portion, the rigid retention stop and the flexible retention key formed unitarily with the sleeve; anda non-conductive cushion mount comprising a first half having a semi-circular outer shape, anda second half having the semi-circular outer shape,wherein the flexible retention key deflects to a first position to enable the first half and the second half to be received into the receptacle and contact the retention stop and retracts to a second position to lock the first and second half within the receptacle, an interior of the cushion mount forming a second aperture, andwherein the cushion mount is configured to restrain the tubular structure in the second aperture formed by joining the first half and the second half. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the planar structure comprises a fuel tank bulkhead. 20. The system of claim 18, further comprising an electrostatic discharge sleeve disposed between the cushion mount and the tubular structure.
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