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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Derek R. Tuck, Charleston, NC (US);
Philipp A. Boettcher, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Carson Alexander Smith, Summerville, SC (US);
David Thomas Misciagna, West Chester, PA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The embodiments described herein provide for lightning protection in aircrafts constructed with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP). In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a first Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) panel, a second CFRP panel that overlaps with the first CFRP panel in a vertical direction, and a fastener to join the first CFRP panel with the second CFRP panel, the fastener extending in the vertical direction in an area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap. The apparatus further includes a plurality of electrically conductive pins in each of the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel, wherein the pins extend in the vertical direction proximate to the fastener to electrically connect the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel in the area where the first CFRP panel and the second CFRP panel overlap.