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Title:
DUAL-SKIN STRUCTURES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/061513
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A dual-skin structure (10, 210) comprises a first skin (12, 112, 212), a second skin (14, 114, 214) and an intermediate structure (16, 116, 216). The intermediate structure (16, 116, 216) comprises a plurality of first contact portions (18, 118, 218) connected to an interior surface of the first skin (12, 112, 212), a plurality of second contact portions (20, 120, 220) connected to an interior surface of the second skin (14, 114, 214) and a plurality of interconnecting web portions integral to the first (18, 118, 218) and second (20, 120, 220) contact portions and extending between ones of the first (18, 118, 218) and second (20, 120, 220) contact portions to form an internal supporting structure (16, 116, 216) alternating between the interior surfaces of the first (12, 112, 212) and second (14, 114, 214) skins.

Inventors:
GEAR CHRIS (GB)
JONES EDDIE (GB)
ELLIOTT JUSTIN (GB)
EDMUNDS DALE (GB)
MARENGO GIOVANNI (IT)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2010/002154
Publication Date:
August 18, 2011
Filing Date:
November 19, 2010
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Assignee:
GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LTD (GB)
GEAR CHRIS (GB)
JONES EDDIE (GB)
ELLIOTT JUSTIN (GB)
EDMUNDS DALE (GB)
MARENGO GIOVANNI (IT)
International Classes:
B29C70/46; B29C33/68; B29D99/00; B64C3/20
Foreign References:
US6638466B12003-10-28
DE102006031334A12008-01-10
US6743504B12004-06-01
US4492607A1985-01-08
GB2110736A1983-06-22
GB2238977A1991-06-19
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ALBUTT, Anthony, J. (120 Holborn, London EC1N 2DY, GB)
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