Part edge seal arrangement and joining method

US11543029B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Steven Kuan-chi Wu · Seattle, US
• Ian E. Schroeder · Seattle, US
• Mark E. Shadell · Seattle, US
• Melissa A. Uhlman · Kirkland, US
• Jesse Randal Wiseman · Everett, US
• Tho Ngoc Dang · San Jose, US
• Richard B. Tanner · Seattle, US
• Melinda Dae Miller · Pine Bluff, US
• Kristopher William Talcott · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 25, 2020
• Grant date: Jan 3, 2023
• Expiry date: Jul 4, 2040

Classification

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

Abstract

A seal arrangement is provided for sealing an exposed edge of a composite laminate part having a fay surface configured to be joined to a structure. The seal arrangement includes a precured edge seal covering the exposed edge and a cover covering the edge seal. A seal bead located within a recess in the fay surface of the part forms a seal between the part and the structure.