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Coupling assembly
US9038951B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9038951-B2 |
| Application number | US-201013138678-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | Apr 6, 2009 |
| Publication date | May 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2015 |
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A coupling assembly for joining a first component to a second component, the assembly comprising a shaft for connecting to a first component, and a bracket including a mounting plate for connecting to a second component. The bracket has a bracket arm extending from the mounting plate, and a head having a through-bore on the bracket arm. The shaft is received in the through-bore. A setting device acts between the head and the shaft for setting of the position of the shaft with respect to the head in the axial direction of the shaft. The assembly further includes one or more spherical bearing surfaces, which permit self-alignment of the setting device to accommodate tilting of the shaft with respect to the head about a central point in two orthogonal directions. Also, a joint comprising a first component joined to a second component by one or more of the coupling assemblies. Also, a method of forming a joint using one or more of the coupling assemblies.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An aircraft assembly comprised of an aircraft skin cover, an aircraft edge panel adjacent said cover and a coupling assembly for joining said cover to said panel, the coupling assembly comprising: a shaft for connecting to said edge panel; a bracket including a mounting plate for connecting to said skin cover, a bracket arm extending from the mounting plate, and a head having a through-bore on the bracket arm, the shaft being received in the through-…
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- What does patent US9038951B2 cover?
- A coupling assembly for joining a first component to a second component, the assembly comprising a shaft for connecting to a first component, and a bracket including a mounting plate for connecting to a second component. The bracket has a bracket arm extending from the mounting plate, and a head having a through-bore on the bracket arm. The shaft is received in the through-bore. A setting devic…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Coulter Steven, Hadley Paul, Hopkins Geraint, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B64C3/28. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 26 2015 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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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).