Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aircraft joint
- Patent Title (中): 飞机关节
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Application No.: US12693157Application Date: 2010-01-25
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Publication No.: US08371532B2Publication Date: 2013-02-12
- Inventor: Jeremy Thomas Williams , Richard Oldfield , David Hatts
- Applicant: Jeremy Thomas Williams , Richard Oldfield , David Hatts
- Applicant Address: GB Bristol
- Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
- Current Assignee: Airbus Operations Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Bristol
- Agency: Lowe, Hauptman, Ham & Berner, LLP
- Priority: GB0901228.7 20090126
- Main IPC: B64C1/06
- IPC: B64C1/06

Abstract:
A method of joining a wing to an aircraft fuselage by forming a series of pinned lug joints between a fuselage side and a wing side of a wing box structure. The joint forming process includes providing a single row of lugs on one side of the joint to be formed, and providing a respective double row of lugs on the other side of the joint to be formed. A gap between opposing lugs of the double row varies along the row. The wing side and the fuselage side of the wing box structure are brought together such that the lugs of the single row are located within the respective gaps between opposing lugs of the double row, and the lugs are pinned to form the series of pinned lug joints. Also, a joint formed by the method.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110089292A1 AIRCRAFT JOINT Public/Granted day:2011-04-21
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