Patent ID: 9386825
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A44B,B64C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An aircraft structural component, comprising: a panel element made of a fiber reinforced composite material and being provided with an opening extending through the panel element from a first surface to a second surface of the panel element, a reinforcing element made of a fiber reinforced composite material and being provided with an opening extending through the reinforcing element from a first surface to a second surface of the reinforcing element, the opening extending through the reinforcing element being aligned with the opening extending through the panel element, a bushing extending through the opening provided in the panel element and the opening provided in the reinforcing element and being configured to receive an attachment device for attaching a load to the aircraft structural component, and a connecting element which connects the reinforcing element to the panel element in a region of the panel element adjacent to the opening extending through the panel element, the connecting element having a first section disposed on the second surface of the panel element which faces the first surface of the reinforcing element and comprising a first plurality of hook and loop elements and a second section disposed on the first surface of the reinforcing element which faces the second surface of the panel element and comprising a second plurality of hook and loop elements, wherein the first and the second plurality of hook and loop elements of the first and the second section of the connecting element are adapted to interact with each other so as to produce a hook and loop connection between the panel element and the reinforcing element, and wherein the panel element comprises a core comprising at least one of a foam material or a honeycomb structure which, in a region of the core directly adjacent to the opening extending through the panel element, has interior spaces of the at least one of the foam material or honeycomb structure of the core which are filled with a core filler.