Patent ID: 11932420
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A pivot fitting for coupling a horizontal stabilizer to a forward section of an aft fuselage section of an aircraft, the pivot fitting comprising:
an outboard flange;
an inboard flange; and
a central column comprising:
a base;
lateral support walls extending upwardly from the base;
a front wall extending upwardly from the base, wherein a bearing slot is formed in the front wall, and wherein the bearing slot is configured to retain a spherical bearing of the horizontal stabilizer; and
a top ledge connected to upper portions of the lateral support walls and the front wall,
wherein the base is configured to secure to a lower sill beam through a first plurality of fasteners, and wherein the top ledge is configured to secure to an upper sill beam through a second plurality of fasteners.