Patent ID: 11952100
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A joint that connects a center wing box to a bulkhead of an aircraft, the aircraft having a fuselage, a wing assembly with the center wing box positioned in the fuselage and wings that extend outward from opposing sides of the fuselage, and the bulkhead positioned in the fuselage and with a web and a deck, the joint comprising:
a flex angle member comprising a first section that is connected to one of the center wing box and the bulkhead, a second section that extends across the deck of the bulkhead, and an intermediate corner positioned between the first and second sections;
first support members spaced apart across a width of the fuselage on a first side of the deck; and
second support members spaced apart across a width of the fuselage on an opposing second side of the deck;
one of the first and second support members supports the second section of the flex angle member.