Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Joint for connecting aircraft structures
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Application No.: US16583978Application Date: 2019-09-26
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Publication No.: US11161618B2Publication Date: 2021-11-02
- Inventor: William Tulloch , Pat Broomfield , Olivier Pautis
- Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED , AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
- Applicant Address: GB Bristol; FR Toulouse
- Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED,AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
- Current Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED,AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
- Current Assignee Address: GB Bristol; FR Toulouse
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.
- Priority: GB1815828 20180928,GB1905517 20190418
- Main IPC: F16M13/00
- IPC: F16M13/00 ; B64D27/26

Abstract:
A joint for connecting a first aircraft structure to a second aircraft structure such that relative rotation and relative translational movement of the first and second aircraft structures along a first axis is permitted, whilst relative translational movement of the first and second aircraft structures along axes orthogonal to the first axis is substantially prevented. The joint includes a bracket having an opening aligned with the first axis; a pin aligned with the first axis and extending through the opening; and a bearing mounted in the opening. The bearing has an inner bearing surface defining a bore through which the pin extends, which is configured for translational sliding contact with the pin, and a part-spherical outer bearing surface configured for rotational sliding contact with the opening.
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