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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2008
Applicants:
Amir Kayani, Bristol, GB;
Ian L Gray, Bristol, GB;
Inventors:
Amir Kayani, Bristol, GB;
Ian L Gray, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4099 (2006.01); B64C 3/26 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/4099 (2013.01); B64C 3/26 (2013.01); G05B 2219/35062 (2013.01); B64C 3/187 (2013.01); G05B 2219/36248 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45147 (2013.01); B64C 3/24 (2013.01); G05B 2219/37558 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for making a rib for an aerofoil structure, the aerofoil structure including a skin component, the method including the steps of scanning the inner surface of the skin component to determine the surface profile thereof, providing a rib having a rib body and a rib foot protruding from the body, machining a foot surface profile into the rib foot, the foot surface profile being arranged to complement the skin inner surface profile where the rib foot is intended to abut the skin component.