Joining fuselage skins using friction stir welding
US9015948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49728
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Fuselage skins of aircraft are joined using friction stir welding. A strip of cladding is removed from the skins along an abutment between the skins before the skins are welded in order to prevent the cladding from interfering with the welding process. The cladding is replaced after the welding is completed.
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