Method of manufacturing a composite material wing and a composite material wing
US6776371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49622
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An lower skin portion structure is integrally molded by employing a front spar and a rear spar having rib posts, lower stringers, a lower skin prepreg, and lower rib chord prepregs, then an upper skin portion structure is integrally molded by employing upper stringers, an upper skin prepreg, and upper rib chord prepregs, then ribs are fastened to the rib posts and the lower rib chords of the lower skin portion structure by mechanical fastening device, and then the lower skin portion structure and the upper skin portion structure are coupled by fastening the upper skin portion structure to the front spar and the rear spar by fasteners and then fastening upper rib chords of the upper skin portion structure to the ribs by the mechanical fastening device, whereby a composite material wing is manufactured.
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