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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Nippon Steel Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichiro Otsuka, Tokyo, JP;
Toru Yonebayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Shirakami, Tokyo, JP;
Yasunori Sawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masafumi Azuma, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuichi Nishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B60J 5/04 (2006.01); B62D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/02 (2013.01); B60J 5/0455 (2013.01); B62D 29/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stiffened panel structure includes a panel-shaped component and a wire. The panel-shaped component has a panel body that curves in such a manner as to be convex outward. The wire has a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is bonded to a first point on the inner surface of the panel body. The second end portion is bonded to a second point on the inner surface of the panel body. The wire is strained between the first point and the second point.