公开(公告)号：US20210403136A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US16916732

申请日：2020-06-30

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Richard Carpenter, JR. ,  Timothy Brian Carr ,  Nicholas Hou ,  William Anthony Amante

IPC: B64C1/06

Abstract: A replaceable web structure for an aircraft frame is described and includes a plurality of structural members fabricated from a first type of material, the replaceable web structure comprising a plurality of web members fabricated from thin sheets of a second type of material, wherein each of the web members is fastened to a web frame of one of the structural members to replace a web portion of the one of the structural members; wherein the second type of material is lighter weight than the first type of material; and wherein the second type of material is more heat-resistant than the first material.

公开(公告)号：US11685502B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-27

申请号：US16916732

申请日：2020-06-30

Applicant: Bell Textron Inc.

Inventor： Joseph Richard Carpenter, Jr. ,  Timothy Brian Carr ,  Nicholas Hou ,  William Anthony Amante

IPC: B64C1/06 ,  B64C1/40 ,  B64C1/00

CPC classification number: B64C1/061 ,  B64C1/40 ,  B64C2001/0081

Abstract: A replaceable web structure for an aircraft frame is described and includes a plurality of structural members fabricated from a first type of material, the replaceable web structure comprising a plurality of web members fabricated from thin sheets of a second type of material, wherein each of the web members is fastened to a web frame of one of the structural members to replace a web portion of the one of the structural members; wherein the second type of material is stronger than the first type of material such that one of the sheets of the second type of material is lighter weight than a sheet of equal strength of the first type of material.