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US 2017/0291679 A1Published application
Structure Having Joined Unitary Structures
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDouglas Reinhard Ludin, Michael Joseph DeLuca, Peter Holemans
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are presented. The apparatus comprises a first unitary structure, a second unitary structure, and a number of joints between the first unitary structure and the second unitary structure. The first unitary structure has a plurality of T-shaped cross-sections. The second unitary structure has a plurality of T-shaped cross-sections.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a first unitary structure having a plurality of T-shaped cross-sections;
- a second unitary structure having a plurality of T-shaped cross-sections;
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- a number of joints between the first unitary structure and the second unitary structure.
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A method comprising:
- forming a first unitary structure having a plurality of T-shaped cross-sections;
- forming a composite skin bonded to a second unitary structure having a plurality of T-shaped cross-sections;
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- forming a number of joints between the first unitary structure and the second unitary structure.
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A method comprising:
- co-curing a first plurality of T-shaped stiffeners to form a first grid;
- co-curing a second plurality of T-shaped stiffeners to form a second grid;
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- forming a number of joints between the first grid and the second grid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.