IP Library Granted Patent US 7,806,367
Granted Patent B2
US 7,806,367 · App. 11/825,123 · Granted Oct 5, 2010

Integrated multispar torsion box of composite material

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Patent No.
US 7,806,367
App. No.
11/825,123
Granted
Oct 5, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to an integrated multispar torsion box structure of composite material for aircraft, comprising a lower skin ( 12 ), an upper skin ( 11 ), several spars ( 9 ), each of which comprises in turn a chord ( 13 ) and a web ( 14 ), several stringers ( 10 ) in the lower skin ( 12 ) and several stringers ( 10 ) in the upper skin ( 11 ), characterized in that the mentioned integrated torsion box structure is achieved by means of joining unitary U-shaped structural elements ( 15 ), unitary U-shaped structural elements ( 16 ) with a flap and unitary C-shaped structural elements ( 17 ) with a flap. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing an integrated multispar torsion box structure of composite material for aircraft.

Claims (4)

1. An integrated multispar torsion box structure of composite material for use in an aircraft, comprising a lower skin ( 12 ), an upper skin ( 11 ), a plurality of spars ( 9 ) each having a chord ( 13 ) and a web ( 14 ), a plurality of stringers ( 10 ) extending longitudinally from the lower skin ( 12 ) and the upper skin ( 11 ) having a T-shaped or I-shaped cross-section, wherein the integrated torsion box structure is achieved by means of joining unitary U-shaped structural elements ( 15 ), unitary U-shaped structural elements ( 16 ) having at least one flap and unitary C-shaped structural elements ( 17 ) having at least one flap.

2. An integrated multispar torsion box structure of composite material for aircraft according to claim 1 , characterized in that the composite material is carbon fiber.

3. An integrated multispar torsion box structure of composite material for aircraft according to claim 1 , characterized in that the composite material is fiberglass with thermosetting resin.

4. An integrated multispar torsion box structure of composite material for aircraft according to claim 1 , characterized in that the composite material is fiberglass with thermoplastic resin.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 14, 2011
From: AIRBUS ESPANA, S.L.
To: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.L.
Reel/Frame 026124/0168 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 29, 2007
From: LOPEZ, MARIA PILAR MUNOZ; DOMINGUEZ, FRANCISCO JOSE CRUZ; CEDIEL, JOSE DAVID CANO
To: AIRBUS ESPANA, S.L.
Reel/Frame 020055/0186 →