Central airfoil box comprising a connecting rod and an adjustable anchoring system

US11077930B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-11077930-B2
Application numberUS-201916454942-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 27, 2019
Priority dateJun 29, 2018
Publication dateAug 3, 2021
Grant dateAug 3, 2021

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A central airfoil box comprising two beams, each beam having a wall pierced with a first bore centered on a first axis, a connecting rod comprising, for each wall, a yoke joint having two flanks arranged on either side of the wall and pierced with a bore. Each yoke joint is fixed to the wall by a fixing system. The fixing system comprises a bearing lodging in the first bore, and being pierced with a second bore centered on a second axis parallel and offset to the first axis, a cylindrical shoulder, secured to and coaxial with the bearing and bearing against the wall, an outer perimeter of the shoulder having a plurality of splines, at least one block fixed to the wall around the first bore and configured to lodge in one of the splines, and a shaft lodging in the second bore and the yoke joint bores.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A central airfoil box comprising: two beams, each beam having a wall pierced with a first bore centered on a first axis, a connecting rod comprising, for each wall, a yoke joint having two flanks arranged on either side of the wall and pierced with a bore, and in which each yoke joint is fixed to the wall by a fixing system, at least one of the fixing systems comprising an anchoring system which comprises: a bearing lodging in the first bore, and being pierced with a second bore centered on a second axis parallel to said first axis and offset relative to said first axis, a cylindrical shoulder, secured to and coaxial with the bearing and configured to come to bear against the wall, an outer perimeter of the shoulder having a plurality of splines, at least one block fixed to the wall around the first bore and configured to lodge in one of the splines, and a shaft lodging in the second bore and the bores of the yoke joint. 2. The central airfoil box according to claim 1 , wherein each spline is formed as an outwardly open half-cylinder whose axis is parallel to the first axis and wherein each block is formed as a cylinder whose diameter is equal to the diameter of the splines and whose axis is parallel to the first axis. 3. An aircraft comprising a central airfoil box according to claim 1 .

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  • B64C1/26Primary

    Attaching the wing or tail units or stabilising surfaces · CPC title

  • B64C3/22Primary

    Geodetic or other open-frame structures · CPC title

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What does patent US11077930B2 cover?
A central airfoil box comprising two beams, each beam having a wall pierced with a first bore centered on a first axis, a connecting rod comprising, for each wall, a yoke joint having two flanks arranged on either side of the wall and pierced with a bore. Each yoke joint is fixed to the wall by a fixing system. The fixing system comprises a bearing lodging in the first bore, and being pierced w…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Airbus Operations Sas
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64C1/26. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 03 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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