Engagement member for splicing a spar assembly
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorsJames E. King, James E. Kooiman, Charles D. Hogue
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Abstract
In one aspect, there is an engagement member for splicing a spar assembly in an aircraft wing including a joining portion having a first attachment for connecting to a first spar and a second attachment surface for connecting to a second spar; and a rib post extending from the joining portion and disposed between the first attachment surface and the second attachment surface. In an embodiment, the rib post is integral to the joining portion and is configured to couple with a rib web.
Claims20
An engagement member for a spar assembly in an aircraft wing comprising:
- a joining portion having a first attachment surface and a second attachment surface, the first attachment surface is configured to attach to a first C-shaped spar member and the second attachment surface is configured to attach to a second C-shaped spar member;
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- a post extending from and integral to the joining portion and disposed between the first attachment surface and the second attachment surface;
- wherein the engagement member serves as a post to couple with a rib assembly and to join the first C-shaped spar member and the second C-shaped spar member.
An engagement system for a spar assembly in an aircraft wing comprising:
- a joining portion having a first attachment surface and a second attachment surface, the joining portion including a top side and a bottom side, each top and bottom side including an interior surface and an exterior surface;
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- a post extending from and integral to the joining portion and disposed between the first attachment surface and the second attachment surface;
- wherein the first attachment surface is coupled to a first spar member and the second attachment surface is coupled to a second spar member to form a spar assembly;
- wherein the engagement system serves as a post to couple with a rib assembly and to join the first spar member and the second spar member;
- wherein at least one of the top and bottom sides of the joining portion includes a slope on the interior surface having an increasing thickness at the post to provide reinforcement when the post is coupled with a rib assembly and the first and second attachment surfaces are coupled to the first spar member and the second spar member, respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.