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US 12,662,231 B2Granted
Integrated stringer panel and method of making thereof
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorChinnarajan Periyasamy
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Abstract
An integrated stringer panel for an aircraft, including a base panel comprising a sheet-like continuous part; and a stringer panel comprising a sheet-like continuous part, wherein the base panel is bonded to the stringer panel, wherein the stringer panel is corrugated to define two or more stringer channels, and one or more raised areas between the two or more stringer channels, and wherein the one or more raised areas include one or more openings to allow access to the base panel through the stringer panel.
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An integrated stringer panel for an aircraft, comprising:
- a base panel comprising a sheet-like continuous part;
- and
- a stringer panel comprising a sheet-like continuous part,
- wherein the base panel is bonded to the stringer panel,
- wherein the stringer panel is corrugated to define:
- two or more stringer channels, and
- one or more raised areas between the two or more stringer channels,
- wherein the stringer panel is thicker at portions corresponding to the two or more stringer channels, and
- wherein the one or more raised areas comprise one or more openings to allow access to the base panel through the stringer panel.
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An integrated stringer panel for an aircraft, comprising:
- a base panel comprising a sheet-like continuous part;
- a stringer panel comprising a sheet-like continuous part;
- and
- one or more leg brackets bonding the stringer panel to the base panel,
- wherein the stringer panel is corrugated to define:
- two or more stringer channels, and
- one or more raised areas between the two or more stringer channels, and
- wherein the one or more raised areas comprise one or more openings defined on a top surface of the one or more raised areas to allow access to the base panel through the stringer panel.
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