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US 2023/0331369 A1Published application
Aircraft structure
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorHenry EDWARDS
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Abstract
An aircraft structure including a first surface and a second surface. The first surface and the second surface are bonded together via a plurality of discrete adhesive sections arranged in a herringbone pattern or a support between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the support includes spaced apart ribs with discrete adhesive sections located between the spaced apart ribs.
Claims20
An aircraft structure comprising:
- a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface and the second surface are bonded together via a plurality of discrete adhesive sections arranged in a herringbone pattern.
An aircraft structure comprising:
- a first surface;
- a second surface;
- a support between the first surface and the second surface, wherein the support comprises a plurality of spaced apart ribs, and
- discrete adhesive sections located between the spaced apart ribs.
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A method of bonding a first surface to a second surface, the method comprising:
- providing a first surface and a second surface;
- forming a plurality of discrete adhesive sections in a herringbone pattern on the first surface;
- moving the second surface toward the first surface such that the discrete adhesive sections contact the first surface and the second surface;
- and
- curing the discrete adhesive sections to bond the first surface to the second surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.