Bonded splice joint
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1. A joint assembly, comprising:
- first and second stringers, each having a vertical stringer portion; and
a fitting having a central rib attachment member and first and second fitting extensions extending in opposite directions from said central rib attachment member, said first and second fitting extensions having vertical stringer attachment portions coupled to the vertical stringer portion of said first and second stringers, respectively, at a distal end of said first and second stringers.
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Abstract
An apparatus for an aircraft structure comprising first and second stringers, each having a vertical stringer portion defining a lengthwise gap. The structure may include a fitting having a central rib attachment member and first and second extensions extending in opposite directions from said central rib attachment member. Stringer attachment portions extending up from said first and second extensions are inserted into the lengthwise gaps of the first and second stringer portions, respectively. The rib attachment member may be attached to a side-of-body rib.
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1. A joint assembly, comprising:
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first and second stringers, each having a vertical stringer portion; and a fitting having a central rib attachment member and first and second fitting extensions extending in opposite directions from said central rib attachment member, said first and second fitting extensions having vertical stringer attachment portions coupled to the vertical stringer portion of said first and second stringers, respectively, at a distal end of said first and second stringers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A joint assembly coupled to a rib web having a plurality of vertical stiffeners, said joint assembly comprising:
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first and second stringers, each having a vertical stringer portion; and a fitting having a central rib attachment member and first and second fitting extensions extending in opposite directions from said central rib attachment member, said first and second fitting extensions having vertical stringer attachment portions coupled to said first and second stringers, respectively, at a distal end of said first and second stringers; said central rib attachment member being coupled to said rib web. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An aircraft having a side-of-body joint, said side of body joint comprising:
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a rib web; and a plurality of side of body joint assemblies arranged side by side, each side of body joint assembly comprising; first and second stringers, each having a vertical stringer portion; a fitting having a central rib attachment member and first and second fitting extensions extending in opposite directions from said central rib attachment member, said first and second fitting extensions having vertical stringer attachment portions coupled to said first and second stringers, respectively, at a distal end of said first and second stringers; each of said central rib attachment members of said plurality of side of body joint assemblies being coupled to said rib web; and the fittings of the plurality of side of body joint assemblies arrayed to form a segmented outer chord of a side of body rib. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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