Component comprising connected fiber composite material sub-elements and method and apparatus for connecting the sub-elements
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorAlexei Vichniakov
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Abstract
Connections of sub-elements formed at least partly from fiber composite materials of a component for an aircraft with relatively low manufacturing complexity and the same or improved reliability and improved sealing, by providing different seam connections between the sub-elements. For this purpose, at least an edge region, formed from fiber composite material, of the first sub-element is formed to give a foldover that engages with an edge region of the other sub-element. Preferably, the forming is effected especially with use of thermoplastic materials while heating preferably the entire edge region.
Claims8
A component for a vehicle, comprising:
- a first sub-element made of a fiber composite material having an outwardly facing surface and an inwardly facing surface, and
- a second sub-element having an outwardly facing surface and an inwardly facing surface,
- wherein the second sub-element has been connected to the first sub-element by means of a seam connection having a foldover at an edge of the first sub-element,
- wherein, in a region of the foldover, the outwardly facing surface of the first sub-element is in face-to-face relationship with the outwardly facing surface of the second sub-element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.