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US 2015/0307205 A1Published application
Indication Bolt for Monitoring Adhesive Bonds in Structural Elements
AssigneeAirbus Defence and Space GmbH
InventorsStefan NIEDERMEIER, Thomas KOERWIEN
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Abstract
A structural element includes a first component and a second component; a bonded joint, by which the first component and the second component are interconnected; and an indication bolt, which is fixed to the first component and the second component. The indication bolt is designed to indicate when the first component and the second component have moved relative one another.
Claims18
1-15. (canceled)
A structural element, comprising:
- a first component and a second component;
- a bonded joint, by which the first component and the second component are interconnected;
- an indication bolt, which is fixed to the first component and the second component,
- wherein the indication bolt is designed to indicate when the first component and the second component have moved relative to one another.
1 more element
An aircraft, comprising:
- a structural element comprising:
- a first component and a second component;
- a bonded joint, by which the first component and the second component are interconnected;
- an indication bolt, which is fixed to the first component and the second component,
- wherein the indication bolt is designed to indicate when the first component and the second component have moved relative to one another.
2 more elements
A method for detecting damage to a structural element, said method comprising the acts of:
- fixing an indication bolt on a first component and a second component of the structural element, which first and second components are bonded to one another via a bonded joint;
- and
- detecting a deformation of the indication bolt that is produced as a result of the first component and the second component moving relative to one another on account of damage to the bonded joint.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.