US 12,275,524 B2
Rib mounting assembly
Allan David McNaught, Bristol (GB); and Robert McCormick, Bristol (GB)
Assigned to AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol (GB)
Appl. No. 17/310,257
Filed by AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol (GB)
PCT Filed May 26, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/064485
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 27, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/239715, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1907485 (GB), filed on May 28, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0135203 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 7/00 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)
CPC B64C 3/187 (2013.01) [B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64C 7/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft rib configuration, comprising:
a rib comprising a rib post having a rib post foot for mounting to a longitudinal spar and a rib post web upstanding from the rib post foot; and
a seal member having a seal body configured to cover a gap between the rib, the longitudinal spar and an aerofoil cover to prevent fluid flowing through the gap, and a mounting flange;
wherein the seal body includes a seal plate transverse to the mounting flange;
wherein the seal mounting flange is mounted to and overlaps with the rib post foot; and
wherein the seal body is configured to extend from an end of the rib post.