Apparatus for attaching aircraft wing structural components

US11260954B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Brett D. Whitmer · Kenmore, US
• Kristopher William Talcott · Seattle, US
• Tyler W. Downey · Bellevue, US
• Dan D. Day · Seattle, US
• Jean R. Paillant · Seattle, US
• Thanh H. Quach · Chesterfield Township, US
• Ian E. Schroeder · Seattle, US
• Jason H. Inouye · Bellevue, US
• William H. Graham · Huntsville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 9, 2019
• Grant date: Mar 1, 2022
• Expiry date: Oct 7, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64F5/10
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Examples include an apparatus configured for attaching a rib of an aircraft wing to a panel of the aircraft wing, the apparatus including: an insert that is configured to be attached, via an interference fit, to a hole in the rib; a shear tie including a socket at a first end of the shear tie, where the shear tie is configured to be attached to the panel at a second end of the shear tie; a ball stud including a shaft and a ball that is opposite the shaft, where the shaft is configured to be attached to the insert and the ball is configured to be positioned within the socket; and a fastener that is configured to secure the ball within the socket, thereby attaching the ball stud to the shear tie.