US 11,772,775 B2
Shear ties for aircraft wing
Kim A. Linton, Garden Grove, CA (US); Jaime E. Baraja, San Pedro, CA (US); and Hsi-Yung T. Wu, Cypress, CA (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/503,842.
Application 17/503,842 is a continuation of application No. 16/195,310, filed on Nov. 19, 2018, granted, now 11,180,238.
Prior Publication US 2022/0033059 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B64C 3/26 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B64C 3/52 (2006.01)
CPC B64C 3/26 (2013.01) [B64C 3/182 (2013.01); B64C 3/52 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An assembly for connecting a rib of an aircraft wing to a skin of the aircraft wing, the assembly comprising:
a composite shear tie having a shear-tie web, a first shear-tie flange extending from a first side of the shear-tie web, a second shear-tie flange extending from a second side of the shear-tie web, and a first shear-tie tab extending from an end of the first side of the shear-tie web;
a tear strap stitched to and integrated with the skin, wherein the first shear-tie flange and the second shear-tie flange overlay the tear strap and are stitched to and integrated with the tear strap;
a stringer base charge stitched to and integrated with the skin, wherein the stringer base charge is positioned over the tear strap; and
a stringer overlaying the stringer base charge and a portion of the tear strap, the stringer comprising a stringer web, a first stringer flange extending from a first side of the stringer web, and a second stringer flange extending from a second side of the stringer web,
wherein the first shear-tie flange is stitched to and integrated with the first stringer flange.