Cap, fastening structure using the same, and aircraft including the fastening structure

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9108743
APP PUB NO 20130043351A1
SERIAL NO

13583332

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A cap capable of achieving enhanced safety by inhibiting the occurrence of sparks thereinside even if a lightning current has flowed through a fastener, a fastening structure using the same, and an aircraft including the fastening structure. The cap (27) is attached so as to cover a portion of a fastener (15) that couples an upper skin (3) of an aircraft and a stringer (11) located inside the upper skin. The covered portion projects through the stringer (11). An outer surface (33) of the cap that comes into contact with an interior space of the upper skin (3) is a curved surface, and the cap is made of a conductive material.

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MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD2-3 MARUNOUCHI 3-CHOME CHIYODA-KU TOKYO 1008332 ?1008332
YAMAMOTO KAZUO4-2-482-102 NAKAOCHIAI SUMA-KU KOBE-SHI HYOGO 654-0154

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kamihara, Nobuyuki Tokyo, JP 34 74
Murakami, Koichi Tokyo, JP 107 2035
Yamamoto, Kazuo Kobe, JP 241 2569

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