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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John Dovey, Seattle, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a slat end seal for use with a slat of an aircraft. The slat end seal includes a shell having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a sidewall extending from the first surface. The shell includes a plurality of through holes in the first surface of the shell. The slat end seal also includes a lattice structure coupled to the first surface of the shell and configured to compress in response to a force applied to the second surface of the shell. The lattice structure includes a plurality of supports defining a plurality of interstitial voids between the plurality of supports. The lattice structure also includes at least one through hole aligned with at least one through hole of the plurality of through holes in the first surface of the shell.