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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2012
Applicants:
John Scott Kruse, Florissant, MO (US);
John Hershey Fogarty, St. Louis, MO (US);
Inventors:
John Scott Kruse, Florissant, MO (US);
John Hershey Fogarty, St. Louis, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 3/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64C 3/187 (2013.01); B64C 3/34 (2013.01); B64D 2211/00 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 403/32861 (2015.01);
Abstract
An aircraft wing includes a rib attached by a joint to a tubular spar that varies in cross sectional shape during flight. The joint includes a ring attached to the tubular spar, and pivot pins connecting the ring with the rib. The pivot pins allow relative movement between the rib and the tubular spar as the tubular spar varies in cross sectional shape.