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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2004
Kent Grantham, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas D. Harrison, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert M. Kay, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael R. Kuss, Seattle, WA (US);
William W. Turnmire, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark K. Venskus, Seattle, WA (US);
Tory R. Whitcomb, Seattle, WA (US);
Rose Christie, Legal Representative, Seattle, WA (US);
Kent Grantham, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas D. Harrison, Seattle, WA (US);
Robert M. Kay, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael R. Kuss, Seattle, WA (US);
William W. Turnmire, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark K. Venskus, Seattle, WA (US);
Tory R. Whitcomb, Seattle, WA (US);
Rose Christie, legal representative, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Structural panels for use in manufacturing aircraft fuselages and other structures are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a structural panel configured in accordance with the invention includes a skin having at least one offset surface. The structural panel can further include at least first and second stiffeners. The first stiffener can have a first flange portion mated to the skin adjacent to the offset surface. The second stiffener can be spaced apart from the first stiffener and can similarly have a second flange portion mated to the skin adjacent to the offset surface. The structural panel of this embodiment can additionally include a support member mated to the first flange portion of the first stiffener, the second flange portion of the second stiffener, and the offset surface of the skin.