Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft joint with a curable composite bushing
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Application No.: US16139510Application Date: 2018-09-24
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Publication No.: US11598373B2Publication Date: 2023-03-07
- Inventor: Florian Lorenz , Dustin Shapi
- Applicant: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Applicant Address: DE Hamburg
- Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Current Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
- Current Assignee Address: DE Hamburg
- Agency: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
- Priority: GB1719790 20171128
- Main IPC: F16C33/20
- IPC: F16C33/20 ; B64C3/50 ; B64C3/26 ; B64F5/10

Abstract:
An aircraft structural joint comprising a first structural component provided with an attachment hole that is configured to receive an corresponding attachment fastener provided by a second structural component; a curable composite bush compressed and cured between an outer diameter of the attachment fastener and the attachment hole when the first component is mounted to the second component, wherein the curable composite bush, when cured, prevents radial displacement of the attachment fastener within the attachment hole.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190162233A1 AIRCRAFT JOINT WITH A CURABLE COMPOSITE BUSHING Public/Granted day:2019-05-30
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