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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2020
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
David Wesley Trop, Seattle, WA (US);
Patrick B. Stickler, Everett, WA (US);
William John Koch, IV, Bellevue, WA (US);
Benjamin Joseph Palmer, Seattle, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Aircraft, aircraft wings and associated shear ties are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first panel coupled to a second panel to define a wing box; a rib disposed chordwise within the wing box; and a stringer disposed spanwise within the wing box immediately adjacent at least one of the first panel or the second panel, the rib including a shear tie including first and second legs extending in opposite directions, the first and second legs to be coupled to at least one of the first panel, the second panel, or the stringer.