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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jeffrey Michael Burton, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen Roger Amorosi, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/28 (2006.01); B64C 3/26 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/28 (2013.01); B64C 3/26 (2013.01); B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29C 70/545 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3085 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for an aerodynamic device with a lap splice that includes an edge panel is described herein. In edge panel can include a tapered section. A portion of a skin of the aerodynamic device can be disposed below the tapered section. One or both of the edge panel or the skin can be composite. The tapered section of the edge panel can be formed by decreasing the ply thickness of the edge panel.