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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher J. Mills, Charleston, SC (US);
Emily Yang, Ladson, SC (US);
Michael Patrick Durbin, Summerville, SC (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A floor panel connection system for attaching a floor panel to an airframe is disclosed. The connection system includes an offset flange insert comprising a base portion, a flange portion, and an interconnect portion. The base portion of the insert is configured to be received in a hole in an edge region of the floor panel and includes an opening that is sized to receive a fastener. The interconnect portion extends laterally from the base portion such that when the edge portion of the floor panel is overlapping a lateral edge portion of the airframe, the flange portion of the insert is beyond the lateral edge portion. The flange portion is also configured to be bonded to a bottom surface of the floor panel beyond the lateral edge portion of the airframe.