Patent ID: 9272769
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B64C,B64F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A wing joint comprising: a T-chord having an inboard portion, an outboard portion, and a vertical portion; a splice plate having an inboard portion and an outboard portion; an inboard wing skin; an outboard wing skin; at least one inboard stringer connected to the inboard wing skin to form an inboard wing panel assembly, a portion of the inboard wing panel assembly positioned between the inboard portion of the T-chord and the inboard portion of the splice plate; a first plurality of fasteners connecting the inboard portion of the T-chord with the inboard portion of the splice plate to secure the inboard wing panel assembly to the T-chord and the splice plate; at least one outboard stringer connected to the outboard wing skin to form an outboard wing panel assembly, a portion of the outboard wing panel assembly positioned between the outboard portion of the T-chord and the outboard portion of the splice plate, the outboard string and the inboard string each comprising a base flange, at least one web, and at least one noodle, the outboard stringer and the inboard stringer each being trimmed to expose the at least one noodle; a second plurality of fasteners connecting the outboard portion of the T-chord with the outboard portion of the splice plate to secure the outboard wing panel assembly to the T-chord and the splice plate; and a first groove in the inboard portion of the T-chord to accommodate the at least one exposed noodle of the inboard stringer and a second groove in the outboard portion of the T-chord to accommodate the at least one exposed noodle of the outboard stringer.