Receivers and methods for forming such receivers

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10010945-B2
Application number	US-201514728785-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 2, 2015
Priority date	Jun 2, 2015
Publication date	Jul 3, 2018
Grant date	Jul 3, 2018

Abstract

A receiver comprises an interior space comprising a longitudinal central axis and a receiving end, a first set of first structures, and a second set of second structures. The first set of the first structures is positioned closer to the receiving end of the interior space than the second set of the second structures. The first set of the first structures has a first axial compliance coefficient along the longitudinal central axis of the interior space. The second set of the second structures has a second axial compliance coefficient along the longitudinal central axis of the interior space, such that the first axial compliance coefficient is greater than the second axial compliance coefficient.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A receiver comprising:
an interior space comprising a longitudinal central axis and a receiving end;
a first set of first structures; and
a second set of second structures, wherein:
the first structures extend within the interior space of the receiver in a direction normal to the longitudinal central axis of the interior space and are spaced apart from each other such that sidewalls of any two adjacent ones of the first structures form an empty gap;
the second structures extend within the interior space of the receiver in a direction normal to the longitudinal central axis of the interior space and are spaced apart from each other such that sidewalls of any two adjacent ones of the second structures form another empty gap;
at least one of the first structures consists of a first material;
at least one of the second structures consists of a second material;
the first material is different from the second material;
the first set of the first structures and the second set of the second structures do not overlap along the longitudinal central axis of the receiver;
the first set of the first structures is positioned closer to the receiving end of the interior space than the second set of the second structures;
ends of the first structures and ends of the second structures form a cylindrical profile;
the first set of the first structures has a first axial compliance coefficient along the longitudinal central axis of the interior space;
the second set of the second structures has a second axial compliance coefficient along the longitudinal central axis of the interior space;
the first axial compliance coefficient of the first set of the first structures is greater than the second axial compliance coefficient of the second set of the second structures;
the first structures have a first combined length measured perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis of the receiver;
the second structures have a second combined length measured perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis of the receiver; and
the first combined length is different from the second combined length.

2. The receiver of claim 1 , wherein the first set of the first structures and the second set of the second structures are indirectly connected together.

3. The receiver of claim 2 , wherein:
the first structures are indirectly connected together; and
the second structures are indirectly connected together.

4. The receiver of claim 1 , wherein the first set of the first structures and the second set of the second structures are indirectly diffusion bonded together.

5. The receiver of claim 4 , wherein:
the first structure are indirectly diffusion bonded together; and
the second structures are indirectly diffusion bonded together.

6. The receiver of claim 1 , wherein:
at least another one of the first structures is made of a third material;
at least another one of the second structures is made of a fourth material;
the first material is identical to the third material; and
the second material is identical to the fourth material.

7. The receiver of claim 1 , wherein:
the first structures have a first combined average width measured along the longitudinal central axis of the receiver;
the second structures have a second combined average width measured along the longitudinal central axis of the receiver; and
the first combined average width is identical to the second combined average width.

8. The receiver of claim 1 , wherein:
the first structures have a first combined average width measured along the longitudinal central axis of the receiver;
the second structures have a second combined average width measured along the longitudinal central axis of the receiver; and
the first combined average width is different from the second combined average width.

9. The receiver of claim 8 , wherein the first combined average width is less than the second combined average width.

10. The receiver of claim 1 , wherein:
the first structures have a first combined camber angle;
the second structures have a second combined camber angle; and
the first combined camber angle is identical to the second combined camber angle.

11. The receiver of claim 1 , wherein:
the first structures have a first combined camber angle;
the second structures have a second combined camber angle; and
the first combined camber angle is different from the second combined camber angle.

12. A receiver comprising:
an interior space comprising a longitudinal central axis and a receiving end;
a first set of first structures; and
a second set of second structures, wherein:
the first structures extend within the interior space of the receiver in a direction normal to the longitudinal central axis of the interior space and are spaced apart from each other such that sidewalls of any two adjacent ones of the first structures form an empty gap;
the second structures extend within the interior space of the receiver in a direction normal to the longitudinal central axis of the interior space and are spaced apart from each other such that sidewalls of any two adjacent ones of the second structures form another empty gap;
at least one of the first structures consists of a first material;
at least one of the second structures consists of a second material;
the first material is different from the second material;
ends of the first structures and ends of the second structures form a cylindrical profile;
the first set of the first structures and the second set of the second structures are indirectly connected together;
the first structures have a first combined length measured perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis of the receiver;
the second structures have a second combined length measured perpendicular to the longitudinal central axis of the receiver; and
the first combined length is different from the second combined length.

13. The receiver of claim 12 , wherein:
the first structures are indirectly connected together; and
the second structures are indirectly connected together.

14. The receiver of claim 12 , wherein the first set of the first structures and the second set of the second structures are diffusion bonded together indirectly.

15. The receiver of claim 14 , wherein:
the first structures are diffusion bonded together indirectly; and
the second structures are diffusion bonded together indirectly.

16. The receiver of claim 12 , wherein:
the first structures have a first combined average width measured along the longitudinal central axis of the receiver;
the second structures have a second combined average width measured along the longitudinal central axis of the receiver; and
the first combined average width is identical to the second combined average width.

17. The receiver of claim 12 , wherein:
the first structures have a first combined average width measured along the longitudinal central axis of the receiver;
the second structures have a second combined average width measured along the longitudinal central axis of the receiver; and
the first combined average width is different from the second combined average width.

18. The receiver of claim 17 , wherein the first combined average width is less than the second combined average width.

19. The receiver of claim 12 , wherein the first combined length is greater than the second combined length.

20. The receiver of any one of claim 12 , wherein:
the first structure have a first combined camber angle;
the second structures

Assignees

• Boeing Co

Inventors

• Wallace Steven Graham

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