Airbus Operations Sl

Luis Rodriguez Urbina

Francisco Javier Honorato Ruiz

Enrique Guinaldo Fernandez

Carlos Garcia Nieto

Alberto Arana Hidalgo

Diego Sanchez Franco

A box structural arrangement () for an aircraft including first () and second composite layers (), at least one spar web () extended between opposite edges of the first and second composite layers () along a longitudinal direction, and a conduit piece () extended between opposite edges of the first and second composite layers (). The conduit piece () has a hollow section () comprising at least one conduit () dimensioned to receive pipes or harnesses and surrounded by a resilient material (). The conduit piece () is mounted on the spar web () to provide a channeled box structural arrangement (). The box structural arrangement can be applicable in a torsion box or a wing. The invention further refers to a method for manufacturing the box structural arrangement for an aircraft.

Box structural arrangement for an aircraft and manufacturing method thereof

A composite structure () for an aircraft, having at least one insert () for receiving attachment devices, each insert () includes a core () having a major dimension and containing at least one through-hole (), and a composite strip arrangement formed by a first section () surrounding the core () and attached to said core () by an adhesive polymeric layer, and a second section () including at least one free end (). The first () and the second portion () of the composite strip arrangement are disposed over a first surface () of the composite structure (), such that the major dimension of the core () is positioned transversal to said first surface (a). The at least one insert () is co-cured with the composite structure ().

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Luis Rodriguez Urbina