Aircraft fuel tank aperture sealing
US11597498B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16J15/104
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A seal for sealing an aircraft fuel tank, an aircraft wing rib and stringer sealing assembly, an aircraft wing fuel tank, an aircraft structural wing box, an aircraft wing, and a method of sealing an aperture are disclosed. The seal is for sealing a wing rib to a stringer passing through an aperture in the rib at a variable position in the aperture. The seal includes self-adjustment means to absorb any tolerance when forming the seal, upon the stringer being assembled into the aperture in the rib.
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