Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sandwich panel joints and methods for joining sandwich panels
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Application No.: US15301929Application Date: 2014-05-28
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Publication No.: US09835189B2Publication Date: 2017-12-05
- Inventor: Bryan S. Engquist
- 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: Dascenzo Intellectual Property Law, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2014/039672 WO 20140528
- International Announcement: WO2015/183248 WO 20151203
- Main IPC: F16B5/01
- IPC: F16B5/01 ; B29C65/48 ; B29C65/50 ; B29C65/52 ; B29C65/00 ; B64C1/00 ; F16B11/00 ; B29L31/30

Abstract:
Joints for joining panels (60, 62) together, such as for joining honeycomb sandwich panels used in aerospace applications, and methods of joining said panels are disclosed. In some examples of disclosed joints, a first panel and a second panel can be joined together to form a joint. The first panel (60) can be a flat panel that includes a rabbet (80) formed along a first longitudinal edge, and the second panel (62) can be a curved panel that includes a notch (86) formed along a second longitudinal edge. In forming the joint, a portion of the rabbet (80) can be positioned within the notch (86), and the flat panel (60) and curved panel (62) can be oriented at a non-parallel and non-perpendicular angle to one another. Adhesive (99) is applied along the rabbet (80) and/or the notch (86) in order to secure the joint.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170122351A1 SANDWICH PANEL JOINTS AND METHODS FOR JOINING SANDWICH PANELS Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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