FASTENING SYSTEM FOR AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES

    公开(公告)号:US20220001973A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US17331379

    申请日:2021-05-26

    Abstract: A fastening system to couple a first aircraft structure and a second aircraft structure is disclosed. The fastening system includes a fastener, a nutplate having a body defining an opening to receive the fastener, a flange extending from the body to engage an outer surface of the first structure, and a first sleeve protruding from the flange in a direction away from the body, the first sleeve to couple to a first bore formed in the first structure and prevents rotation of the nutplate relative to the first structure.

    Nut cap assembly
    2.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12188511B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-07

    申请号:US17702612

    申请日:2022-03-23

    Abstract: A nut cap assembly for securing an internal component to an external component includes a seal cap having a base and a shroud extending from the base. The base includes a mounting flange configured to be mounted to the internal component. The base includes an opening at a mounting end of the base configured to be mounted to the internal component. The base includes a seal groove surrounding the opening configured to receive a seal. The seal groove is open at the mounting end to interface the seal with the internal component. The shroud includes a nut pocket has a cap anti-rotation feature. The nut cap assembly includes a nut received in the nut pocket. The nut includes a threaded bore configured to threadably receive a threaded fastener used to secure the internal component to the external component. The nut includes a nut anti-rotation feature interfacing with the cap anti-rotation feature.

    Failsafe determinate flap support underwing attachment

    公开(公告)号:US12024288B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17853634

    申请日:2022-06-29

    Inventor: Samuel L. Block

    CPC classification number: B64C9/02 B64C3/18 B64C9/18

    Abstract: An underwing flap support mounting structure is disclosed that includes an underwing beam comprising an integral clevis at a forward end of the underwing beam and mounted to a lower skin of a wingbox, wherein the integral clevis comprises a first clevis bore and second clevis bore; and a wingbox lug fitting comprising a wingbox lug and a spherical bearing support assembly carrying a race and a spherical bearing, the wingbox lug having a wingbox lug bore and the spherical bearing having a spherical bearing bore, wherein a forward-aft oriented fuse pin is slidably received in the spherical bearing bore, the first clevis bore, and the second clevis bore to inhibit relative linear-vertical motion of the underwing beam and the integral clevis relative to a wingbox lug fitting that is mounted to the lower skin of the wingbox.

    AUXILIARY FLAP ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20240367773A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-07

    申请号:US18313097

    申请日:2023-05-05

    Abstract: An auxiliary flap assembly includes a track, a wingbox attachment, and a flap carriage. The wingbox attachment is attached to an aircraft wing and to the track such that the track is pivotable relative to the aircraft wing. The flap carriage is movably engaged with the track such that the flap carriage is retained by and movable along a length of the track. The flap carriage includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and an intermediate portion. The top portion includes a spherical bearing coupled to the flap. The bottom portion includes a pair of primary rollers configured to roll along the bottom surface of the track and the intermediate portion includes a pair of secondary rollers configured to roll along opposing C-shaped channels of the track.

    Flap Assemblies with Failsafe Jam-Resistant Flap Tracks

    公开(公告)号:US20230303237A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-28

    申请号:US17656376

    申请日:2022-03-24

    CPC classification number: B64C9/02 B64C9/04 B64C13/28

    Abstract: Example implementations relate to simple to manufacture flap assemblies with failsafe jam-resistant flap tracks. An example flap assembly may include a track having an elongate structure and a flap carriage configured to move along a length of the track. The track is configured to couple to an aircraft wing and the flap carriage includes a primary roller and a pair of secondary rollers configured to secure the flap carriage to the track. A top portion of the flap carriage is configured to couple to a flap such that movement of the flap carriage along the length of the track enables movement of the flap relative to the aircraft wing.

    Linear actuator driven flap mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US12252235B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-18

    申请号:US18172569

    申请日:2023-02-22

    Abstract: A linear actuator driven flap mechanism for an aircraft wing is contained within a wing support and fairing of the aircraft wing. The rib frame of the flap mechanism is attached to the wingbox structure of the aircraft wing at a first and second point. The rib frame of the flap mechanism defines a width with a first and second web. A linear actuator and a motion linkage are positioned with the width between the first and second webs of the rib frame. The linear actuator is not mechanically driven rotary actuation or mechanically driven linear actuation. As a result of the compact construction, the flap mechanism can be employed in thinner, smaller aircraft wings being designed today.

    AUXILIARY FLAP ASSEMBLY
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20240383599A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-21

    申请号:US18319305

    申请日:2023-05-17

    Abstract: An auxiliary flap assembly includes a base fixable to an aircraft wing, a track, a first pair of rollers, and a second pair of rollers. The base includes a first plate and a second plate. The track is coupled to the base and includes a first half defining a non-linear first roller path and a second half defining a non-linear second roller path in a back-to-back configuration. Both halves extend between a free end portion and a fixed end portion of the track. At least a portion of the first and second roller paths is interposed between the first plate and the second plate of the base. The fixed end portion is attachable to the flap. The track is movable along the first and the second pairs of rollers to move the flap between, and inclusive of, a stowed position and a deployed position.

    Linear Actuator Driven Flap Mechanism
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240278905A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18172569

    申请日:2023-02-22

    CPC classification number: B64C13/38 B64C3/18

    Abstract: A linear actuator driven flap mechanism for an aircraft wing is contained within a wing support and fairing of the aircraft wing. The rib frame of the flap mechanism is attached to the wingbox structure of the aircraft wing at a first and second point. The rib frame of the flap mechanism defines a width with a first and second web. A linear actuator and a motion linkage are positioned with the width between the first and second webs of the rib frame. The linear actuator is not mechanically driven rotary actuation or mechanically driven linear actuation. As a result of the compact construction, the flap mechanism can be employed in thinner, smaller aircraft wings being designed today.

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