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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2011
Jeffrey F. Stulc, Seattle, WA (US);
Wallace C. Chan, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian C. Clapp, Seattle, WA (US);
Neal G. Rolfes, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey F. Stulc, Seattle, WA (US);
Wallace C. Chan, Seattle, WA (US);
Brian C. Clapp, Seattle, WA (US);
Neal G. Rolfes, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Structures and methods for joining composite fuselage sections and other panel assemblies together. In one embodiment, a shell structure configured in accordance with the present invention includes a first panel portion positioned adjacent to a second panel portion. The first panel portion can include a first stiffener attached to a first composite skin, and the second panel portion can include a second stiffener attached to a second composite skin. The shell structure can further include a fitting extending across a first edge region of the first panel portion and a second edge region of the second panel portion. A first end portion of the fitting can be attached to the first stiffener and the first composite skin, and a second end portion of the fitting can be attached to a second stiffener and a second composite skin, to join the first panel portion to the second panel portion.