Patent ID: 6358583
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: G01R,H01F,Y10T

Abstract:
A laminated composite shell assembly for use as a tube suspension in a superconductive magnet, said comprising:a plurality of laminated composite shells assembled to one another and having at least one reinforced joint bond at which at least one of said shells is connected with an external structure; and at least one laminated pinch ring assembled to at least one of said composite shells adjacent to at least an end of a support cylinder so as to establish said reinforced joint bond; said composite shells and pinch ring being substantially cylindrical in configuration and having an axial direction; each of said composite shells and said pinch ring being made of fibers wound into layers of laminates with said fibers being oriented in a plurality of stacking sequences with reference to said axial direction of said shells and pinch ring; said composite shells and at least one said pinch ring being concentrically assembled in an axially adjoining sequence of laminates and at least one said pinch ring axially overlapping each other only in part, wherein some of said shells perform a structural load bearing function while others of said shells perform a load transfer function and with at least one of said pinch rings performs additional stiffening as well as load redistributing and transfer functions as an integral part of said reinforced joint bond between said assembled shells and external structure; wherein each of said reinforced joint bonds provides required said structural load bearing and said load transfer functions at respective areas of reinforced joint bond locations without additional mechanical means disposed adjacent said reinforced joint bond locations.