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US 12,398,756 B2Granted
Aircraft joint with a curable composite bushing
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsFlorian Lorenz, Dustin Shapi
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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.
Claims8
A tool for installing a composite bush, the tool comprising:
- a compactor configured to compact a curable composite bush in a gap between an attachment fastener and an attachment hole such that the bush substantially conforms to dimensions of the gap,
- one or more guides configured to engage an outer surface of a first structural component in proximity to the hole or the fastener and further configured to guide the curable composite bush into the gap, and
- a heating means configured to apply heat energy to the curable composite bush as it is guided or compacted.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.