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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2019
Airbus Defence and Space Gmbh, Taufkirchen, DE;
Thomas Körwien, Taufkirchen, DE;
Anton Maier, Taufkirchen, DE;
Thomas Kruse, Hamburg, DE;
Jens Holtmannspötter, Erding, DE;
Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Taufkirchen, DE;
Abstract
An indication device for monitoring the structural integrity of a repair location on a laminate structure, produced from a composite material, of a part of an aircraft outer skin is specified. The indication device has at least one elongate, thin indicator strip. The indicator strip is detachably applied to the outer layer of the laminate structure in the immediate vicinity of the repair location. The indicator strip is designed to indicate a predefined residual strength of an adhesive joint of a repair patch to the surrounding composite material.