- Patent Title: Joint for connecting a center wing box and bulkhead in an aircraft
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Application No.: US17577712Application Date: 2022-01-18
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Publication No.: US11952100B2Publication Date: 2024-04-09
- Inventor: David Leibov , Ryan Carruthers , Daniel Cox , Scott Michael Spencer , Nicholas Joseph Dominski , Jeffery M. Lazzaro , Roslyn Melookaran
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Arlington
- Agency: COATS & BENNETT, PLLC
- Main IPC: B64C1/26
- IPC: B64C1/26 ; B64F5/10

Abstract:
A joint for connecting a center wing box to a bulkhead of an aircraft. The joint includes a flex angle member with a first section shaped to abut against and be connected to the center wing box, a second section shaped to abut against and be connected to a first side of the deck of the bulkhead, and an intermediate rounded corner positioned between the first and second sections. First support members are attached to the center wing box at first pins and support a first side of the second section of the flex angle member. Second support members are attached to the web of the bulkhead at second pins and support a second side of the second section of the flex angle member. The first support members are positioned on a first side of the deck of the bulkhead and the second support members are positioned on an opposing second side of the deck.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220234715A1 Joint for Connecting a Center Wing Box and Bulkhead in an Aircraft Public/Granted day:2022-07-28
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