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AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsSTEPHEN WILLIAM AYRES, Ralph David Druckman, Paul Henry Allen, Scott Allen Ziemann, Michael C. Esposito
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Systems, methods, and components for the construction and disassembly of raised panel assemblies. These systems, methods, and components may include a flow-limiting structure that is configured to define at least one boundary of a channel that includes at least a portion of a gap between adjacent raised panels and is configured to receive a sealant material. The flow-limiting structure may limit a flow of the sealant material therepast, thereby decreasing an overall volume of sealant material needed for construction of the raised panel assembly and/or limiting undesired adhesion of the raised panels to other structures. These systems, methods, and components also may include an elongate disassembly aid that is configured to sever at least a portion of the sealant material from between adjacent raised panels upon removal from the raised panel assembly, such as to decrease a time needed for disassembly and/or repair of the raised panel assembly.
A method of constructing a raised panel assembly, the method comprising:
A method of disassembling a raised panel assembly, wherein the raised panel assembly includes a first raised panel with a first edge, a second raised panel with a second edge, and a gap between the first edge and the second edge, wherein a flow-limiting structure defines at least one boundary of a channel that includes a portion of the gap, wherein the channel contains a sealant material, and further wherein at least one of the sealant material and the flow-limiting structure includes an elongate disassembly aid, the method comprising:
A flow-limiting structure that is configured to limit a flow of a sealant material out of a gap between adjacent raised panels, the flow-limiting structure comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.