STRUCTURE
First Claim
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 rib web;
wherein the first rib foot flange is connected to the rib foot web by a first corner including 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 including at least one layer which runs continuously from the second rib foot flange into the rib foot web via the second corner, one of the rib foot flanges extends away from the first face of the rib web, and the other of the rib foot flanges passes across the edge of the rib web and extends away from the second face of the rib web.
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Abstract
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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15 Claims
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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 rib web;
wherein the first rib foot flange is connected to the rib foot web by a first corner including 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 including at least one layer which runs continuously from the second rib foot flange into the rib foot web via the second corner, one of the rib foot flanges extends away from the first face of the rib web, and the other of the rib foot flanges passes across the edge of the rib web and extends away from the second face of the rib web. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- 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 rib web;
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