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AssigneeAirbus Deutschland GmbH
InventorsKarsten Litzenberger, Marco Pacchione, Alexei Vichniakov
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A method for connecting at least two sheet-like formations, in particular at least two metal sheets with a thin material thickness for aircraft, comprises establishing butt-joint connections between the sheet-like formations by forming a joining region; mechanical processing of the sheet-like formations and/or of the joining region; mechanical and/or chemical adhesive pre-treatment of the sheet-like formations and/or of the joining region; and pasting-on at least one reinforcement element in the region of the top and/or the bottom of the joining region, wherein for the purpose of forming a second load path the width of the at least one reinforcement element is wider than the width 16 of the joining region. A connection is provided and made according to the method. A lightweight structure is also provided that comprises at least one connection according to the invention.
A method for connecting at least two metal sheets for a lightweight structure, comprising:
A lightweight structure, formed from several joined shells and/or partial sections of a shell, wherein at least two shells and/or at least two partial sections of at least one shell are joined to form the lightweight structure by a connection wherein the shells are butt-joint connected by a joining region, and at least in the region of at least one of a top and a bottom of the joining region at least one reinforcement element that is abutting over the entire area is pasted on, wherein the width, of the at least one reinforcement element is wider than a width of the joining region so as to, by means of an overlap, create an additional load path.
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