Patent ID: 8453975
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A coupling device for coupling fuselage sections in a transverse abutting region, wherein each one of the fuselage sections comprises at least one fuselage skin section and a multitude of annular frame elements and stringers, the coupling device comprising: a transverse splicing plate for coupling two of the fuselage skin sections, the splicing plate extending in a circumferential direction of the fuselage sections and connecting the coupling device to the at least one fuselage skin section, a perpendicular web, which extends perpendicularly away from a middle of the transverse splicing plate, for coupling an annular frame element to the coupling device, and a multitude of stringer coupling parts for coupling the coupling device to the stringers, where each of the stringer coupling parts: (i) extends in a longitudinal direction of the fuselage sections, transverse to the circumferential direction, on both sides of the transverse splicing plate, (ii) has a length that is substantially shorter than the stringer, and (iii) has a portion that is non-coplanar with the transverse splicing plate.