Elongated structures and related assemblies
First Claim
1. A structural assembly for a vehicle fuselage, the structural assembly comprising:
- a web extending along a length of an elongated structure;
a bottom flange extending away from the web, the bottom flange being configured to couple to a skin assembly of the vehicle fuselage, anda top flange comprising a first flange portion, the first flange portion extending away from an area of the web, wherein the first flange portion of the top flange comprises a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure,wherein the web, the bottom flange, and the top flange comprise a monolithic structure,wherein the elongated structure passes through an opening provided by a frame member so as to extend through the frame member,wherein the at least the portion of the length of the elongated structure extends from the frame member to an adjacent frame member,wherein the width of the first flange portion increases along a first section from the frame member to a mid-bay location, andwherein the width of the first flange portion decreases along a second section from the mid-bay location to the adjacent frame member.
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Abstract
An elongated structure comprising a web extending along a length of the elongated structure and a flange comprising a first flange portion, the first flange portion extending away from an area of the web. The first flange portion comprises a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure. The first flange portion of the elongated structure may comprise the variable width the length of the elongate structure. The first flange portion may comprise a constant width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure. The elongated structure may further comprise a second flange portion. The second flange portion may comprise a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongate structure. The first flange portion may comprise a first top flange portion.
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Citations
19 Claims
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1. A structural assembly for a vehicle fuselage, the structural assembly comprising:
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a web extending along a length of an elongated structure; a bottom flange extending away from the web, the bottom flange being configured to couple to a skin assembly of the vehicle fuselage, and a top flange comprising a first flange portion, the first flange portion extending away from an area of the web, wherein the first flange portion of the top flange comprises a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure, wherein the web, the bottom flange, and the top flange comprise a monolithic structure, wherein the elongated structure passes through an opening provided by a frame member so as to extend through the frame member, wherein the at least the portion of the length of the elongated structure extends from the frame member to an adjacent frame member, wherein the width of the first flange portion increases along a first section from the frame member to a mid-bay location, and wherein the width of the first flange portion decreases along a second section from the mid-bay location to the adjacent frame member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A structural assembly for a vehicle fuselage, the structural assembly comprising:
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an elongated structure comprising a flange having a variable width along at least a portion of the elongated structure, wherein the elongated structure is a monolithic structure; and a plurality of frame members, wherein the elongated structure extends through an opening in each of the plurality of frame members, wherein the flange comprises a plurality of narrower flange sections and a plurality of wider flange sections, wherein the plurality of wider flange sections are each provided between adjacent frame members of the plurality of frame members, wherein each narrower flange section is provided at the opening in a respective one of the plurality of frame members, and wherein each narrower section is coplanar with a web of the elongated structure such that the elongated structure is configured to be coupled to each frame member by a respective mounting clip at each narrower section. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A structural assembly for a vehicle fuselage, the structural assembly comprising:
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a web extending along a length of an elongated structure; a bottom flange extending away from the web, the bottom flange being coupled to a skin assembly of the vehicle; and a top flange comprising a first flange portion and a second flange portion, wherein the web, the bottom flange, and the top flange comprise a monolithic structure, wherein the first flange portion and the second flange portion extends away from an area of the web in opposing directions traverse to the length, wherein the first flange portion of the top flange and the second flange portion of the top flange each comprises a variable width along at least a portion of the length of the elongated structure, and wherein the variable width of the first flange portion comprises a plurality of narrower flange sections and a plurality of wider flange sections in an alternating arrangement, and wherein each narrower flange section is coplanar with the web of the monolithic structure such that the monolithic structure is configured to be coupled to a plurality of frame members by a respective mounting clip at each narrower section. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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