20240025532. SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT simplified abstract (The Boeing Company)

SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT

Organization Name

The Boeing Company

Inventor(s)

Victoria A. Clarke of Seattle WA (US)

Olaf Weckner of Everett WA (US)

Jay D. Smith of Snohomish WA (US)

Cynthia T. Parrish of Edmonds WA (US)

Erik A. Phillips of Kirkland WA (US)

Christopher J. Deatrick of Everett WA (US)

Andy Anh Q Le of Bothell WA (US)

Jeff E. Barnes of Shoreline WA (US)

SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240025532 titled 'SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a support structure for an aircraft that includes a structural member with rounded holes formed along its longitudinal direction. Each rounded hole has a major axis and a minor axis, with the major axis rotated between 0 and 90 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the structural member. The structural member is designed to bear external loads in a principal loading direction that is not parallel to the longitudinal or transverse axis.

• The support structure for an aircraft includes a structural member with rounded holes.
• Each rounded hole has a major axis and a minor axis, with the major axis rotated between 0 and 90 degrees from the longitudinal axis.
• The structural member is designed to bear external loads in a principal loading direction that is not parallel to the longitudinal or transverse axis.
• The rounded holes may be oriented with their major axis aligned parallel to the principal loading direction.

Potential applications of this technology:

• Aircraft manufacturing and design
• Aerospace engineering
• Structural engineering

Problems solved by this technology:

• Improved structural integrity and load-bearing capacity of aircraft support structures
• Enhanced resistance to external loads and forces acting on the aircraft

Benefits of this technology:

• Increased safety and reliability of aircraft structures
• Reduced weight and material usage in aircraft construction
• Improved performance and efficiency of aircraft during flight

Original Abstract Submitted

a support structure for an aircraft includes a structural member having a generally planar shape, a longitudinal axis defining a longitudinal direction and a transverse axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, and a plurality of rounded holes formed along the longitudinal direction. each rounded hole has a respective major axis with a major length and a minor axis orthogonal to the major axis with a minor length that is less than the major length. each rounded hole is oriented with its major axis rotated more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees from the longitudinal axis of the structural member. the structural member is configured for bearing external loads acting on the structural member in a principal loading direction that is not parallel with the longitudinal axis or the transverse axis. each rounded hole may be oriented with its major axis aligned generally parallel with the principal loading direction.