Patent ID: 7686251
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. An aircraft structure comprising: a rib; a plurality of stringers capable of being fastened to a skin of the aircraft structure, each stringer of the plurality of stringers having skin flanges at an end thereof; and a set of shear ties extending from the rib and capable of being fastened to the plurality of stringers and to the skin of the aircraft structure for attaching the rib to the skin of the aircraft structure, the set of shear ties comprising: a first plurality of fasteners extending through the gusset flanges and through the skin flanges for fastening the set of shear ties to the plurality of stringers and to the skin of the aircraft structure for attaching the rib to the skin of the aircraft structure, wherein each of the first and second gussets of the set of shear ties are spaced apart from each of the plurality of stringers.