US 12,286,210 B2
System and method for securing a structural member to a wing and a fuselage of an aircraft
Drew-Daniel T. Keefe, Maple Valley, WA (US); and Jeff S. Hollowell, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/464,801.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/108,972, filed on Nov. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0135202 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B64C 1/26 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 1/26 (2013.01) [B64C 1/064 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for securing a portion of a fuselage of an aircraft to a portion of a wing of the aircraft, wherein the fuselage comprises a first support fitting including a first flange, and wherein the wing comprises a second support fitting including a second flange, the system comprising:
a structural member including a linear main body extending between a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a first clevis, and the second end includes a second clevis;
a first moveable coupling interface that moveably secures the first end to the portion of the fuselage, wherein the first moveable coupling interface is configured to secure to the first support fitting, wherein the first moveable coupling interface comprises a first spherical bearing rotatably retained within a first eccentric bushing, and wherein the first clevis couples to one or both of the first spherical bearing or the first eccentric bushing;
a first pin coupled to the first eccentric bushing, wherein the first pin is configured to secure the first eccentric bushing to the first support fitting;
a second moveable coupling interface that moveably secures the second end to the portion of the wing, the second moveable coupling interface is configured to secure to the second support fitting, wherein the second moveable coupling interface comprises a second spherical bearing rotatably retained within a second eccentric bushing, and wherein the second clevis couples to one or both of the second spherical bearing or the second eccentric bushing; and
a second pin coupled to the second eccentric bushing, wherein the second pin is configured to secure the second eccentric bushing to the second support fitting.