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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9862477 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018

Filed:

Jul. 07, 2015

Aircraft structure

Applicant:

Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;

Inventors:

Oliver Marks, Bristol, GB;

Steven Evans, Bristol, GB;

Assignee:

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;

Attorney:

Hauptman Ham, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Assres H Woldemaryam

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/00 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 1/12 (2006.01); B64C 3/26 (2006.01); B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B64C 5/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 3/18 (2013.01); B29C 53/04 (2013.01); B64C 1/06 (2013.01); B64C 1/064 (2013.01); B64C 1/065 (2013.01); B64C 1/12 (2013.01); B64C 3/182 (2013.01); B64C 3/187 (2013.01); B64C 3/26 (2013.01); B64C 5/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/001 (2013.01);
Abstract

A structure having a panel, a stringer, and a rib is disclosed. The stringer includes a stringer flange that is joined to the panel and a stringer web that extends away from the stringer flange. The rib includes a rib web that has first and second faces and a rib foot that has a first rib foot flange that is joined to the stringer web, a second rib foot flange that is joined to the panel and a rib foot web that is joined to the first face of the rib web. The first rib foot flange is connected to the rib foot web by a first corner that includes at least one layer which runs continuously from the first rib foot flange into the rib foot web via the first corner. The second rib foot flange is connected to the rib foot web by a second corner that includes at least one layer which runs continuously from the second rib foot flange into the rib foot web via the second corner.

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