Locally reinforced aircraft structural component

Patent Number: 9386825

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

An aircraft structural component comprising a panel element made of a fiber reinforced composite material and provided with an opening extending fully through the panel element. A reinforcing element made of a fiber reinforced composite material has an opening extending through the reinforcing element from a first surface to a second surface of the reinforcing element. The opening extending through the reinforcing element is aligned with the opening extending through the panel element. A bushing extends through the opening provided in the panel element and the opening provided in the reinforcing element and is adapted to receive an attachment device for attaching a load to the aircraft structural component. A connecting element connects the reinforcing element to the panel element in a region of the panel element adjacent to the opening extending through the panel element by means of a hook and loop connection.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
Hermann Benthien - - -
Axel Soeffker - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
B 64 C 1 18
A 44 B 18 00

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
Airbus Operations GmbH - - - - -