Arched horizontal pressure deck to rear spar gutter
US11235850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C3/26
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An arched gutter that can be used to channel moisture within an aircraft can include an arched web including a plurality of laterally spaced arches. The plurality of arches impart a flexibility to the arched gutter such that the arched gutter has an increased resistance to fatigue cracking and other wear and damage resulting from, for example, parasitic loads due to high bending strains that are transferred to the arched gutter by a wing to which the arched gutter is attached during operation of the aircraft. An aircraft section and an aircraft including the arched gutter are also described.
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