The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2001
Peter Z. Anast, Sammamish, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A fuselage comprising a skin assembly including an outer, laminate skin bonded to an inner, aluminum doubler. The fuselage also includes a support structure comprising a plurality of longitudinal stringer members and a plurality of annular frame members that are attached to, and cooperate to support, the skin assembly. The aluminum doubler provides additional structural support for the fuselage, and in particular, for the outer laminate skin of the skin assembly. The additional structural strength added by the aluminum doubler allows the use of an improved range of fasteners, such as knife-edge, countersink rivets and further allows the use of the laminate layer even in areas with a large number of cutouts, such as the window track of the fuselage. The members of the support structure may interconnected via a plurality of integral flanges, which, when combined with the skin, provide improved structural strength for the entire fuselage.