An assembly 1 includes an aircraft fuel tank 2, 3, a captive nut 10 with an internal thread, a secondary structure 4 and a fastener 9 which secures the secondary structure 4 to the fuel tank 2, 3. The fastener 9 has a shaft which passes through the secondary structure and has an external thread coupled to the internal thread of the captive nut 10. The fuel tank 2, 3 has a fuel tank element with a hole, and the captive nut 10 has a sleeve which is located in the hole with an interference fit between an outer surface of the sleeve and an inner surface of the wall of the hole.


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    Title :

    Assembly with captive nut


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-06-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    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



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