Aircraft strut comprising at least one lateral frame in lattice form and aircraft comprising said strut

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10683097-B2
Application number	US-201715619722-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2017
Priority date	Jun 15, 2016
Publication date	Jun 16, 2020
Grant date	Jun 16, 2020

Abstract

An aircraft strut includes a primary structure which includes: a top stringer, a bottom stringer, at least one transverse frame which links the top stringer to the bottom stringer, a front end wall which links a front end of the top stringer to a front end of the bottom stringer, a rear end wall which links a rear end of the top stringer to a rear end of the bottom stringer, two lateral frames arranged on either side of the transverse frame, each lateral frame having a lattice form. An aircraft includes at least one strut described herein.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An aircraft strut comprising:
a primary structure comprising:
a top stringer;
a bottom stringer;
at least one transverse frame, arranged in a transverse plane, and linking the top stringer to the bottom stringer;
a front end wall, arranged in a transverse plane, and linking a front end of the top stringer to a front end of the bottom stringer; and
a rear end wall arranged in a transverse plane, and linking a rear end of the top stringer to a rear end of the bottom stringer,

wherein the primary structure comprises:
two lateral frames arranged on either side of the transverse frame, each lateral frame having a lattice form and comprising an top beam linked to the top stringer and extending from the front end wall to the rear end wall;
a bottom beam linked to the bottom stringer and extending from the front end wall to the rear end wall; and
angled ions linking the top beam and the bottom beam, angled ions inclined at an angle relative to the top beam and the bottom beam,
wherein each top and bottom beam has a section in the form of a T with a head arranged in a vertical longitudinal plane with an internal face oriented towards the interior of the primary structure and a leg at right angles to the head, linked to the internal face of the head and oriented towards the interior of the primary structure.

2. The strut according to claim 1 , wherein the lateral frames are arranged in parallel longitudinal planes.

3. The strut according to claim 1 , wherein each lateral frame comprises at least one end angle ion linking the rear end of the top beam and the rear end of the bottom beam.

4. The strut according to claim 1 , wherein each angle ion has a section in the form of a T with a head arranged in a vertical longitudinal plane, pressed against the internal face of the head of the top and bottom beams and a leg at right angles to the head and oriented towards the interior of the primary structure.

5. The strut according to claim 1 , wherein the primary structure comprises a central transverse frame comprising:
a top crossmember;
a bottom crossmember;
two lateral uprights; and
two eyelets linked to the top crossmember, arranged in vertical longitudinal planes, in the extension of the lateral uprights, and
wherein each lateral frame comprises at least one eyelet arranged in a vertical longitudinal plane and linked to the top beam, each eyelet being identical to the eyelets of the central transverse frame and offset towards the exterior of the primary structure relative to the eyelets.

6. An aircraft strut comprising:
a primary structure comprising:
a top stringer;
a bottom stringer;
at least one transverse frame, arranged in a transverse plane, and linking the top stringer to the bottom stringer;
a front end wall, arranged in a transverse plane, and linking a front end of the top stringer to a front end of the bottom stringer; and
a rear end wall arranged in a transverse plane, and linking a rear end of the top stringer to a rear end of the bottom stringer,

wherein the primary structure comprises:
two lateral frames arranged on either side of the transverse frame, each lateral frame having a lattice form and comprising an top beam linked to the top stringer and extending from the front end wall to the rear end wall;
a bottom beam linked to the bottom stringer and extending from the front end wall to the rear end wall; and

angled ions linking the top beam and the bottom beam,
wherein the top stringer has a profile in the form of an inverted V or U in a vertical longitudinal plane and the bottom stringer has a profile in the form of a V or U in a vertical longitudinal plane,
wherein the top beam comprises sections arranged end-to-end forming an inverted V or U identical to the inverted V or U profile of the top stringer, and
wherein the bottom beam comprises sections arranged end to end forming a V or U identical to the V or U profile of the bottom stringer.

7. The strut according to claim 6 , wherein each lateral frame comprises two angle ions arranged in the form of a V, first ends of the two angle ions being linked to the top beam at an area of join of the sections of the top beam, second ends of the two angle ions being linked to the bottom beam at a distance from an area of join of the sections of the bottom beam.

8. An aircraft comprising at least one strut comprising:
a primary structure comprising:
a top stringer;
a bottom stringer;
at least one transverse frame, arranged in a transverse plane, and linking the top stringer to the bottom stringer;
a front end wall, arranged in a transverse plane, and linking a front end of the top stringer to a front end of the bottom stringer; and
a rear end wall arranged in a transverse plane, and linking a rear end of the top stringer to a rear end of the bottom stringer,

wherein the primary structure comprises:
two lateral frames arranged on either side of the transverse frame, each lateral frame having a lattice form and comprising an top beam linked to the top stringer and extending from the front end wall to the rear end wall;
a bottom beam linked to the bottom stringer and extending from the front end wall to the rear end wall; and

angled ions linking the top beam and the bottom beam,
wherein each top and bottom beam has a section in the form of a T with a head arranged in a vertical longitudinal plane with an internal face oriented towards the interior of the primary structure and a leg at right angles to the head, linked to the internal face of the head and oriented towards the interior of the primary structure.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Sas

Inventors

• Bouchet Eric
• Chaix Mélaine

Classifications

• B64D27/402 Primary

  comprising box like supporting frames, e.g. pylons or arrangements for embracing the power plant · CPC title

• B64D27/18

  within, or attached to, wings · CPC title

• Y02T50/40

  Weight reduction · CPC title

• B64D29/02 Primary

  associated with wings · CPC title

• B64D27/26 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic