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Aircraft gap seal

US10871232B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Julien LAVERNE · Toulouse, FR
Philip Jaggard · Bristol, GB
Matt Harding · Bristol, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 15, 2017
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C9/00
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft assembly including: first and second external skin panels having opposing edge faces separated by a gap, the gap having a width in a first direction extending between the opposing edge faces and a depth in a second direction generally orthogonal to the first direction; and a gap seal arranged in the gap to at least partially fill the gap, wherein the gap seal is formed of a material configured such that compression of the gap seal in the first direction results in substantially no expansion of the gap seal in the second direction.

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