SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A WING
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1. A support structure for an aircraft, comprising:
- at least one bar element; and
at least one junction element;
wherein the at least one bar element comprises a transition region;
the transition region comprises a first end with a first cross-sectional shape and a second end with a second cross-sectional shape with the first and the second cross-sectional shapes being different; and
the second end of the transition region is shaped as a symmetric flattening of a tube, and the transition region is engageable with the at least one junction element such that there is at least partial overlap, and the transition region of the at least one bar element is shaped such that when the transition region engages the at least one junction element, a force is centrically transmitted between the at least one bar element and the at least one junction element.
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Abstract
A support structure for an aircraft, includes one or several bar elements and one or several junction elements. At least one bar element includes a transition region which can be made to engage at least one junction element. When the transition region of the bar element engages at least one junction element, centric force transmission takes place between the bar element and the junction element.
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26 Claims
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1. A support structure for an aircraft, comprising:
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at least one bar element; and at least one junction element; wherein the at least one bar element comprises a transition region; the transition region comprises a first end with a first cross-sectional shape and a second end with a second cross-sectional shape with the first and the second cross-sectional shapes being different; and
the second end of the transition region is shaped as a symmetric flattening of a tube, and the transition region is engageable with the at least one junction element such that there is at least partial overlap, and the transition region of the at least one bar element is shaped such that when the transition region engages the at least one junction element, a force is centrically transmitted between the at least one bar element and the at least one junction element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 26)
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11. A connection element for a support structure, comprising:
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a basic body; wherein the basic body comprises a first end, the first end is capable of connecting to a bar element, the basic body comprises a second end, the second end is engageable with a junction element so as to at least partly overlap; the first end of the connection element comprises a first cross-sectional shape, the second end of the connection element comprises a second cross-sectional shape, the first cross-sectional shape and the second cross-sectional shape are different; and the second end of the connection element is shaped as an asymmetric flattening of a tube, and the basic body is shaped in such a way that when the connection element engages the junction element, a force is centrically transmitted between the bar element and the junction element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 21)
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23. A method for the transmission of forces between a bar element and a junction element by a connection element, wherein the method comprises:
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connecting the bar element to a first end of a basic body of the connection element; at least partially overlapping a connection of the junction element to a second end of the basic body of the connection element; centrically transmitting a force between the bar element and the junction element; accommodating the force that acts in a first cross section; transferring the force, for centric introduction of the force into a second cross section; and centrically introducing the force into a second cross section; wherein the first cross section and the second cross section differ from each other; and wherein the second end of the basic body is shaped as a symmetric flattening of a tube. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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