Patent ID: 7670527
Filing Date: 2010-03-02
Classification: B29C,B29L,F16B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of joining a structural member to an aircraft skin, comprising: (a) providing the structural member with a bonding surface having a first end and a second end and a groove that extends along the bonding surface of the structural member from the first end to the second end; (b) providing an interface member with a base and a leg, the leg having a bonding surface with a first end and a second end and a groove that extends along the bonding surface of the leg from the first end to the second end of the leg; (c) placing the bonding surfaces of the structural member and the leg in contact with each other so that the grooves mate to define a cavity extending from the first ends to the second ends of the bonding surfaces; (d) injecting adhesive into the cavity; and (e) bonding the base of the interface member to the skin.