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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mark R. Meyer, Edmonds, WA (US);
Ben P. Hu, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/072 (2006.01); B21D 26/14 (2006.01); B64C 13/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16D 1/072 (2013.01); B21D 26/14 (2013.01); B64C 13/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A torque tube assembly includes a torque tube, and a fitting attached to the torque tube by a first EMF joint and by a second EMF joint. The first EMF joint comprises a first plurality of torque lands formed proximate a first end of the torque tube and a first plurality of fitting lands formed proximate a first end of the fitting. The second EMF joint comprises a second plurality of torque lands formed distal to the first end of the torque tube and a second plurality of fitting lands formed distal to the first end of the fitting.