Patent ID: 7635106
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A composite shear tie for connecting a rib in a wing of an aircraft to a skin panel, the composite shear tie comprising: a planar web section formed from a composite material and having first and second opposed sides, a first edge, a second edge opposed to the first edge, and a third edge, wherein the first edge is around parallel to the second edge and wherein the planar web section is configured for attachment to the rib in the wing of the aircraft; a first free flange formed from the composite material and extending from the first edge, wherein the first free flange is around perpendicular to the first and second opposed sides of the planar web section and extends in first and second opposed directions from the first and second opposed sides, respectively, of the planar web section; a second free flange formed from the composite material and extending from the second edge, wherein the second free flange is around perpendicular to the first and second opposed sides of the planar web section and extends in the first and second opposed directions from the first and second opposed sides, respectively, of the planar web section; a base section formed from the composite material and extending from the third edge, wherein the base section is configured for attachment to the skin panel; and a groove extending through the planar web section between the first and second opposed edges of the planar web section and through the base section and configured for allowing a stringer to pass through the groove.