Patent ID: 9346223
Filing Date: 2016-05-24
CPC Classification: B29C,B29K,Y02T

Claim Text:
1. An aerodynamic component of an aircraft comprising: an aerodynamic panel having a first surface forming a portion of an outer surface of the aircraft and a second surface opposite to the first surface; a laminated spar including a flange attached to the second surface; a curved region of a laminated spar, wherein the curved region includes a first curved surface forming a first arc and a second curved surface opposite to the first curved surface; the laminated spar includes a first planar surface adjacent the first curved surface; a first compression member abutting the first curved surface, wherein the first compression member includes a curved surface covering and extending an entirety of the first arc of the first curved surface, and a side of the first compression member opposite to the curved surface includes a first planar surface in a plane of the first planar surface of the laminated spar; a second compression member abutting the second curved surface, and a fastener passing through the first and second compression members and the curved region of the laminated spar, wherein the fastener is under tension and urges the first compression member towards the second compression member thereby compressing the curved region of the laminated spar.