Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Composite spar for aircraft wing
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Application No.: US16184469Application Date: 2018-11-08
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Publication No.: US11001363B2Publication Date: 2021-05-11
- Inventor: Kim A. Linton , James P. Dobberfuhl , Jaime E. Baraja , Hsi-Yung T. Wu
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP
- Main IPC: B64C3/18
- IPC: B64C3/18 ; B64F5/10 ; B64C3/26

Abstract:
An example aircraft wing includes a first skin, a second skin opposite to the first skin, and a composite spar. The composite spar includes a double-flanged spar cap, a single-flanged spar cap, a spar web connecting the double-flanged spar cap and the single-flanged spar cap, and a tear strap. The double-flanged spar cap includes an inward-facing flange and a first outward-facing flange, and the inward-facing flange and the first outward-facing flange are integrated with the first skin during a co-curing process. The single-flanged spar cap includes a second outward-facing flange that is attached to the second skin. The tear strap is stitched to an inner side of the spar web along at least a portion of a length of the composite spar.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200148326A1 COMPOSITE SPAR FOR AIRCRAFT WING Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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