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US 2025/0353588 A1Published application
Skin assembly and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorGrant Henson
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Abstract
A method of constructing a skin assembly comprises forming a first skin panel and a second skin panel; removing material from the first skin panel and the second skin panel, respectively, to form one or more first fingers and one more second fingers. The method also comprises joining the first skin panel and the second skin panel such that the first skin panel and the second skin panel define a plurality of staggered expansion gaps therebetween.
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A method of constructing a skin assembly, the method comprising:
- forming a first skin panel and a second skin panel;
- removing material from the first skin panel and the second skin panel, respectively, to form one or more first fingers and one more second fingers;
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- joining the first skin panel and the second skin panel such that the first skin panel and the second skin panel define a plurality of staggered expansion gaps therebetween.
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