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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Andrew K. Glynn, North Melbourne, AU;
Steve Georgiadis, Melbourne, AU;
David Andrew Pook, Melbourne, AU;
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B32B 37/12 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/061 (2013.01); B32B 37/1284 (2013.01); B32B 37/18 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0081 (2013.01); Y02T 50/433 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24669 (2015.01);
Abstract
A composite frame includes a plurality of truss elements covered by a cap. The truss elements are flexibly coupled with each other and with the cap. The frame flexes to conform to a contoured surface to which it is attached. Once attached, the installed frame provides the required rigidity to the structure.