US 12,264,700 B2
Push-on retainer(s) for an aircraft wall structure
Rosa Gonzalez, Santa Ana, CA (US); and Aleksandar Ratajac, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed by Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/713,773.
Prior Publication US 2023/0312079 A1, Oct. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. F16B 5/01 (2006.01); B64C 1/40 (2006.01)
CPC F16B 5/01 (2013.01) [B64C 1/403 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wall structure for an aircraft, comprising:
a first wall section;
a second wall section comprising an aperture extending axially along an axis through the second wall section, the second wall section axially spaced from the first wall section;
a fastener system fastening the second wall section to the first wall section, the fastener system including a mount and a retainer, the mount connected to the first wall section and comprising a post that projects axially into the aperture; and
an air gap axially between the mount and the first wall section;
the retainer including a head and a spring clip connected to the head, the head axially engaging the second wall section, and the spring clip disposed in the aperture and mated with the post,
wherein:
the first wall section comprises a panel;
the second wall section comprises a liner covering the panel; and
the panel comprises a first skin, a second skin, and a cellular core between and connected to the first skin and the second skin; and
wherein the air gap extends axially between the mount and the first wall section while the second wall section is completely fastened to the first wall section by the fastener system.