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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1995
Applicants:
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas A. Mccarville, Auburn, WA (US);
Michael M. Stepan, Langley, WA (US);
Inventors:
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas A. McCarville, Auburn, WA (US);
Michael M. Stepan, Langley, WA (US);
Assignee:
Th Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Rib and spar webs are joined in a composite wingbox to eliminate fasteners by welding the webs along bondlines defined by overlapping sections of the webs. Heat to produce the weld is generally achieved resistively by connecting a multistrip susceptor positioned along the bond line to a current source, since the geometry makes it difficult to heat these web joints inductively. The wingbox is completed without fasteners by welding skins to the rib-spar wingbox.