Canadian Intellectual Property Office (19) + ‘An Agency of Industry Canada Office de la Propriété (1) CA 234355. (13) A Intellectuelle du Canada (40) 18.00.1923, Un organisme dindustrie Canada (12) (21) Application number. 2343850 (61) Int ct (22) Date of fling (72) Inventor, VANORIO JOSEPH 0) (71) Applicant’ RAPP JOHN W. ( VANORIO JOSEPH. ee (54) AIRPLANE RIB (67) Abstract: (64) MEMBRURE D'AEROPLANE This First Page has been artificially created and is not part of the CIPO Official PublicationKa 234355 6 Thie invention reletes to improvements in Airplane Ride, Im airplane ribs end pertionlerly in metellic air- | Plene ribs, it 16 desireble to procure the moximum resist- | ence to streins of compression, tension ond torsion with s minimam of weight, and in such metallic sirplene ribs it is deniredle because of the homogeneity of the structure to pro- duce such s rib made of @ single piece of sheet metal, By our invention we sre ensbled in « rib formed from a single piece of sheet metel to teke edventage of the great resistance to bending ond torsional streins afforded by top end bottom channel or hook-sheped longitudinels end © web which hes atruts in which the maximum emount of column ection of the metal thereof is procured. 99, those ends, we heve produced en sirplene rib formed from a single atrip or blonk of sheot motel out to provide longitudinels compris- tng top and bottom longitudinally-folded portions of substan. tially channel or hookeaheped cross section, and @isgonally arrenged strate of substentislly trianguler cross-section in-| termediate ssid top and bottom longitudinslly-foldea por- tions, the asia struts prefersbly being emboased to one aide of @ vertical plane pessing through the exis through which strains of compression will pass when the rib ie in uae end heving the free flenges of such struts bent to the opposite aide of such a plone, Such o plane will coincide with the Yertioally disposed connecting portion between the etrute end Jongituainel end wil] pass through the opposite sides of the atrut, 4 mexinun of column ection of the metal of the atrut will thus result, Qther objects of my invention will be in pert ob- vious from the ennexed drawings end in pert indicated in con+ nection therewith by the following ensfyaia of thie invention.-2- This invention eccordingly eleo consists in the Zeetures of construction, combinetions of parts, end in the unique reletionship of the members end in the relative pro- portioning end disposition thereof, #11 es more campletely outlined in the following specification end in said arewings, To ensble others skilled in the art so fully to comprehend the underlying features of ny invention thet the; may embody the seme by numerous modificstions in structure end reletionship of perts contempleted by this invention, arewings depicting « preferred form heve been smexed as a part of this disclosure, end in such drewings like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout sll the views, of which:- Pig. 1 i8 e side elevation of e rib for serofoil | fremes embodying my invention end connected at opposite ends to the tubuler margins] freme; Pig, 2 18 on enlerged fregmentsry view in side el- evation of » portion of the rib shown in Pig. 1; Pig. 3 is e seotion on the line 3--5 of Fig. 2; Fig, 4 48 © section on the line 4--4 of Fig, 2; ant/ Big, 5 is © section similer to Fig. 4 of a modified form of rib, in which the embeseing ond bending are in the opposite direction from thet shown in Fig. 4, Referring now to these drewings, end partionlerly to Fig, 1, 1 indiestes e rib which 1s formed from e blenk of Sheet motel indiested by dotted lines 2, which blenk is suit-! ebly trimmed to serceurve shape end 1s longitudinslly bent or folded et ite top ond bottom merginel edges to produce longitudinels comprising channel or hook-sheped folded por- tions 3 ond 3' respectively which will afford considereble resistence to bending end torsionsl strains, The web por-through which strains of oompr: ‘\ tion intermediete such longitudinelly-folded portions is per-| -3- tially ont ewey to provide diegonelly disposed strate 4 and interstrut openings 4' end s verticelly-disposed connect ing or rim portion 5, Each of the said diegonelly disposed strate 4, in order to provide stiffness and rigidity, hee the| entire metal of such strut bent sterelly into « form sub- atentielly trisnguler in cross-section, Thia bending of the metel greatly inoresses ite colum tion over other con- structions end thus ineresses the resiatance of the metel of the strat to streins of compression end when struts of this Ghersoter sre used in combination with the substentially tu- buler horizontelly folded portions, e large measure of rigi- Qity 4s prooured in the rib, We haye been ensbled to further dnoxesse the rigidity of the rib, however, and to procure the meximum smount of columm sotion for the metal of auch atrute, by not only bending el] the metel into euch trisngu- Lex aro tion but by aleo bending auch metal so as to ex-| tend on opposite siies of o verticel exie through which streine af compression will be epplied when the rib is in usd, Ro thie end, therefore, wa heve enbooned = pert of the metal o£ quch strut portions end preferebly the centrel portion to one aide of o verticel plane peseing through the seid exis sion will pase when the rib ie in-use ond have bent the free flanges of such strute a0 am to extend to the opposite side of euch a plene. uch o plane will obviquely cofneide with the top and bottem verti- eally disposed eomeoting or rim portions 6 end will out through opposite sides of the trienguler struts, end e mexi- mum of colum action of the metel of the strat will result. When struts so embossed ond bent are used in combination with the hook-sheped longitudinally folded portions, 2 rib\ 234355 is produced in which the strength, rigidity end feotor of ssfety of the rib are meterielly increesea. It 49 eppetent, therefore, thet en eerofoil frame when 8 series of ribe of thie charecter sre employed, perts 6 end 7 of which ere shown, it will, owing first to the in- sreese in colum sation procured by the bending of ell the metel of the aiegonelly disposed struts into e shepe triengu- ler in orosa-seotion, second, to the further inoresge in ool- tum aetion due to the combined emboasing and bending of the metal of the struts to epposite sides of the axis through which strains of compression will be epplied, third, to the resistence to bending afforded by the chsnnel-sheped longi- tudinels, heve, in proportion to its weight, greatly incress rigidity end atrength over eny rib of equal weight end in- herent tensile strength of metel, end will combine the ed- vantag' of homogeneity of structure with great strength. |‘ ' | “5. i ChAT S 1. A rib for cerofoile com eingle strip of sheet metel embodying longitudinels comprising top end bot, tom longitudinelly folded vortione eubsteny ly ¢ -mel- shsped in croes-seetion, fomed by foldin: he upper end lor. er edges of = blonk of mete] longitudinally snd on interne- Qicte web portion heving disgonelly disposed struts end inter] strut openings, the net: of exch of the struts being bent Loterelly from edge to edge into « ohipe eubatentisly tri- enguler in cross-section, 2 Arid for serofoils comprising « single strip of chet metal, embodying longitudinels comprising top ond vottom longitudinelly folded portions substenticlly chemel- sheped in cross-section, formed by folding the upper unt lor er edges of © blenk of metol longitudind ly end om interme- dicte wed portion heving disgonslly disposed struts end in- terstrut openings, the metsl of ecch of the struts being vent loterelly from edge to edge into o shape substentislly _triengulsr in cross-seotion with © portion of such trisnguls web on opposite ofdes of ¢ plene passing vertieslly through | the exie through whieh stroins of compression will be epplte when the seid rib de in use. 3. Arid for scerofoile compricing « single strip| of sheet metal enbodying longitudinsle comprising top snd dottom longLtudinelly-foldec portions cubstenviolly chemel- sheped in cross-section, formed by folding the upper lower edges of © blenk of metel longitudinelly, on intorneait ste web portion heving diegonelly disposed etruts, inter- comnecting vim strips, the metel of esch strut opent:‘} gfithe flanges being to 2 substmtially equel extent on ope, \o of such strute being embossed ot its apex portion to one side of « plene passing through the seid connecting rim strip| ond hoving the free flenges of such strute bent to the op- posite side of such a plone, 4. rib for serofolle comprising single strip of sheet metel embodying longitudinale comprieing top end dottom longitudineliy-folded portions stbstentislly ohsnnel~ shsped in cross-section, formed by folding the upper end lower edges of e blenk of metal longitudinally,an intermedi- ate web portion having aisgonelly disposed etruta, interatrut openings and connecting rim strips, the motel of each of such atrute being embossed at its apex portion to one aide of 8 plone paseing through the seid connecting rim trips ea. heving the free flenges of such struts bent to the opposite kde of such a plene, said embossing of the spex end vending Bodite cides of sata plene so thst seid plane will symmetries Seliy out opposite aides of the triengular struts 6, dm serofoil freme embodying a suitably ateposeg ‘meteilic metginel flange md e series of ribs secured theres “ko gt opposite ende each compriaing a single atrip of sheet metel having longitudinels formed from top ond botton longi- ‘tud4mally folded portions substentislly chamel-eheped 4m. eresa-seotion, formed by folding the upper en€ lower edges vot a blenk of motel longitadimally ond on intermediate web portion heving Giogonstiy Gtsponed struts ond intersteat. oper ings, the mevel of each of the struts being bent leterally’ from edge to edge into s shepe aubstentially trionguler in oross-section. 6, dn aerofoil frome mmbodying a suitably dige | Posed metallic marginal frame. and e series of ribs)seoured\\ 234855 | therato st opposite ends, of cheot metel heving lonzitudinels for tom longitudinslly folded portions subst-nticlly chsmel- sheped in cross-section, formed by folding the upper ond | lower edges of » blenk of notel longitudinally, on interme- iste > portion having @iagonelly disposed struts, inter- strut openings snd conneoting rim strips, the netol of esch of such struts being embossed at its apex portion to one side of « plene passing through the seid connecting “rin strips ond hoving the free flenges of such struts bent to the opposite side of auch s plane, Deulage Point, New York, July sth, 1920, Signe’ in the presence of Hele WM be cetzxTn eh Ve. ol fo UE: 4 ie Be ol fre