US 11,952,100 B2
Joint for connecting a center wing box and bulkhead in an aircraft
David Leibov, Seattle, WA (US); Ryan Carruthers, Seattle, WA (US); Daniel Cox, Seattle, WA (US); Scott Michael Spencer, Everett, WA (US); Nicholas Joseph Dominski, Seattle, WA (US); Jeffery M. Lazzaro, Mill Creek, WA (US); and Roslyn Melookaran, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Jan. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,712.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/142,117, filed on Jan. 27, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0234715 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 1/26 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)
CPC B64C 1/26 (2013.01) [B64F 5/10 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A joint for connecting a center wing box to a bulkhead of an aircraft with the bulkhead comprising a web and a deck, the joint comprising:
a flex angle member comprising a first section shaped to abut against and be connected to one of the center wing box and the bulkhead, a second section shaped to abut against and be connected to a first side of the deck of the bulkhead, and an intermediate rounded corner positioned between the first and second sections;
first support members attached to the center wing box at first pins; and
second support members attached to the web of the bulkhead at second pins;
one of the first and second support members supports the second section of the flex angle member; and
the first support members are positioned on a first side of the deck of the bulkhead and the second support members are positioned on an opposing second side of the deck.