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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard R. Rosman, Seattle, WA (US);
Bernhard Dopker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Wallace Chi-Hua Chan, Bothell, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method of forming a direct bearing joint includes coupling a first load-bearing structure to a second load-bearing structure. The second load-bearing structure includes a first structural feature comprising a first arcuate shape. The method also includes coupling a composite skin including a second structural feature comprising a second arcuate shape to the second load-bearing structure. The composite skin is coupled to the second load-bearing structure such that the first and second structural features are mated against each other to facilitate distributing compressive loads from the second load-bearing structure into the composite skin.