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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Adam Ian Nadel, Vienna, VA (US);
Kjersta Lynn Larson-Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A fastening system includes a first component and a second component. The fastening system includes a fastener assembly configured to attach together the first component and the second component. The fastening system also includes a layer disposed between the fastener assembly and the first component and/or the second component. The layer is configured to provide an alert when a predetermined compressive load has been reached in the first component and the second component which signals that a preload of the fastener assembly has been reached. A method of preloading a fastener assembly includes applying a torque to the fastener assembly until a predetermined compressive load has been reached in the first component and the second component. The alert of the layer is activated when the predetermined compressive load has been reached which signals that the preload of the fastener assembly has been reached.