Patent ID: 9242715
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B64C,F16B,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A joint between a pair of aircraft components comprising: a first component; a second component bonded to the first component over a bonded area, the bonded area terminating at an edge; a non-bonded area between said first and second components located between the edge of the bonded area and an edge of the second component, the components not being bonded over the non-bonded area and said non-bonded area not transferring substantial shear forces between said components, wherein a shim layer confined to the non-bonded area is between the first and second components and has a coefficient of friction with respect to the first or second components which is less than a coefficient of friction between the first and second components in the bonded area; and one or more fasteners passing through the non-bonded area and fastening the first component to the second component, wherein each of the components is formed from a composite material, and the one or more fasteners passes through the first and second components.