Patent ID: 11946413
Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 13:
14. A bulkhead for a nacelle inlet of an aircraft engine, the bulkhead comprising:
an annular body extending in a flat plane and having an outer flange and an inner flange, and a single web having a first side and an opposing second side, the single web extending from the outer flange to the inner flange;
at least one annular stiffener disposed on the first side of the single web, comprising a fixed end, fixed directly to the first side, and a free end opposite the first end, the at least one annular stiffener extending from the first side of the single web to the free end; and
a plurality of radial stiffeners disposed on the first side of the single web and each comprising a fixed end, fixed directly to the first side of the single web, and a free end opposite the fixed end of the corresponding radial stiffener, and each one of the plurality of radial stiffeners extends from the first side of the single web to the free end of the corresponding radial stiffener, where each one of the plurality of radial stiffeners extends in a straight line radially across an entirety of a web height of the first side of the single web, the web height equal to a radial distance from the outer flange to the inner flange.