Patent ID: 8801992
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,D04C,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process of manufacturing a structural component with an end fitting made from an organic matrix composite, the process comprising: providing a mandrel with a main axis; providing a reinforcement at an end of the mandrel to present an assembly, the reinforcement including a bore which pierces through main faces of the reinforcement, the bore including an axis perpendicular to the main axis of the mandrel; inserting pins into the reinforcement such that the pins project outwardly from the main faces of the reinforcement, all of the pins being perpendicular to the main axis of the mandrel and to the main faces of the reinforcement; braiding rovings of a fibrous material onto the assembly, the braiding of the rovings in a region of the reinforcement crisscrossing around the pins forming a cross shape around the pins to produce a preform; impregnating the preform with an organic resin; and curing the impregnated preform, wherein the bore houses a connecting member.