A one-piece fitting for a stiffened panel comprising a panel body 52 with a plurality of stiffeners 53,54,55 arranged thereon, the fitting comprising a fitting body 56 configured to be fastened, in use, to two or more of the stiffeners 53,54,55 so as to provide a junction to transfer load between the two or more stiffeners,53,54,55, wherein the fitting body 56 further comprises an integral functional fitting 57 arranged for engagement with a component other than the stiffened panel. The functional fitting 57 may be a hinge or a latch (67, figure 6). The panel may be an access panel and in particular may form part of a nacelle for an aero engine or a wind turbine.
Fitting for a stiffened panel
2019-04-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F16B DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES , Vorrichtungen zum Befestigen oder Sichern von Konstruktionselementen oder Maschinenteilen, z.B. Nägel, Bolzen, Schrauben, Sprengringe, Klemmen, Klammern oder Keile / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F03D Windkraftmaschinen , WIND MOTORS |