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US2016009366A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016009366-A1
Application numberUS-201514793599-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateJul 7, 2015
Priority dateJul 8, 2014
Publication dateJan 14, 2016
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Abstract

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A structure having a panel, a stringer, and a rib is disclosed. The stringer includes a stringer flange that is joined to the panel and a stringer web that extends away from the stringer flange. The rib includes a rib web that has first and second faces and a rib foot that has a first rib foot flange that is joined to the stringer web, a second rib foot flange that is joined to the panel and a rib foot web that is joined to the first face of the rib web. The first rib foot flange is connected to the rib foot web by a first corner that includes at least one layer which runs continuously from the first rib foot flange into the rib foot web via the first corner. The second rib foot flange is connected to the rib foot web by a second corner that includes at least one layer which runs continuously from the second rib foot flange into the rib foot web via the second corner.

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1 . A structure having a panel, a stringer and a rib, wherein the stringer includes a stringer flange joined to the panel and a stringer web extending away from the stringer flange; and the rib includes a rib web having first and second faces which meet at an edge, and a rib foot having a first rib foot flange joined to the stringer web, a second rib foot flange joined to the panel or to the stringer flange, and a rib foot web joined to the first face of the rib web adjacent to the edge of the r…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B64C3/18Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US2016009366A1 cover?
A structure having a panel, a stringer, and a rib is disclosed. The stringer includes a stringer flange that is joined to the panel and a stringer web that extends away from the stringer flange. The rib includes a rib web that has first and second faces and a rib foot that has a first rib foot flange that is joined to the stringer web, a second rib foot flange that is joined to the panel and a …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Airbus Operations Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B64C3/18. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Jan 14 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).