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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2012
Rhona Whitlock, Bristol, GB;
Massimo Del Tin, Bristol, GB;
Peter Dalton, Bristol, GB;
George Ford, Bristol, GB;
Michael John Hill, Bristol, GB;
Adrian Huntbatch, Bristol, GB;
Laurence Breze, Bristol, GB;
Alain Depeige, Tournefeuille, FR;
Rhona Whitlock, Bristol, GB;
Massimo Del Tin, Bristol, GB;
Peter Dalton, Bristol, GB;
George Ford, Bristol, GB;
Michael John Hill, Bristol, GB;
Adrian Huntbatch, Bristol, GB;
Laurence Breze, Bristol, GB;
Alain Depeige, Tournefeuille, FR;
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Toulouse, FR;
Abstract
A joint comprising first and second rib components, the first rib having an abutment surface and a plurality of lugs disposed adjacent to the abutment surface; and the second rib having an abutment surface and a plurality of lugs disposed adjacent to the abutment surface, wherein the abutment surfaces of the respective ribs are abutting and joined with a tension joint, and wherein the lugs are pinned to form a pinned lug joint by aligning respective holes in the plurality of lugs such that the lugs of the first and second ribs are interleaved and have one or more pins passing through the aligned lug holes. The joint may be used for attaching a wing tip device to the outboard end of an aircraft wing.