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Aircraft joint with a curable composite bushing

US12398756B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Florian Lorenz · Hamburg, DE
Dustin Shapi · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 2, 2023
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 23, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C3/26
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An aircraft structural joint with a first structural component provided with an attachment hole that is configured to receive an corresponding attachment fastener provided by a second structural component; a curable composite bush compressed and cured between an outer diameter of the attachment fastener and the attachment hole when the first component is mounted to the second component, wherein the curable composite bush, when cured, prevents radial displacement of the attachment fastener within the attachment hole.

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