Interlocking structural members utilizing overlying composite strips
US4893964A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 6, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/7075
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A wing skin is usually mounted to a support structure by using metal fasteners which cause high stress points and potential leakage points. The invention utilizes a wing skin structure fabricated from fabric strips with projections formed in the wing skin to mate with recesses formed in a support substructure thus forming interdigitations which prevent sliding displacement of the wing skin. A sliding bar passes through the interdigitating sections to maintain an interlocking relation.
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