Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for fuel tank spark containment
- Patent Title (中): 燃油箱火花塞装置
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Application No.: US14317434Application Date: 2014-06-27
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Publication No.: US09551373B2Publication Date: 2017-01-24
- Inventor: Richard B. Tanner , James Frederick Ackermann
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee: THE BOEING COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: F16B35/02
- IPC: F16B35/02 ; F16B43/00 ; F16B5/02 ; B64D45/02 ; B64D37/00 ; F16B4/00 ; F16B33/00
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for forming a seal over a hole in a structure. The apparatus comprises a washer, a sleeve, and a fastener. The washer has a first channel. The sleeve has a second channel and an expandable section. The sleeve is positioned inside the first channel in the washer. The fastener has an elongate portion positioned inside the second channel of the sleeve to cause at least a portion of the expandable section of the sleeve to form a first interference fit with the washer.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150377279A1 Method and Apparatus for Fuel Tank Spark Containment Public/Granted day:2015-12-31
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