US 12,214,857 B2
Beaded composite structural web
Charles David Hogue, North Richland Hills, TX (US); James Everett Kooiman, Loveland, CO (US); Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr., Burleson, TX (US); David G. Carlson, North Richland Hills, TX (US); and Jonathan Alexander Freeman, North Richland Hills, TX (US)
Assigned to Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed by Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/188,132.
Prior Publication US 2024/0317382 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 27/26 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/061 (2013.01) [B64C 27/26 (2013.01)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A torque box for containing damage subsequent to a hydraulic ram (hydram) event within the torque box, the torque box disposed within a fuselage of an aircraft and including first and second side panels disposed on opposite sides of the torque box, wherein each of the side panels comprises a composite laminate material including a plurality of stiffening beads integrated therewith and wherein end portions of the stiffening beads comprise ramp portions extending from top surfaces of the stiffening beads to a flat portion of the side panels.