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US 11,536,306 B2Granted
Attachment of composite lug to composite structural tube
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorWilliam E. Luce
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Abstract
A landing gear system includes a composite tube. The composite tube comprises at least one of (i) a filament wound composite tube, (ii) a filament braided tube, and (iii) a composite tube of laid up filament. The landing gear system further comprises a first lug cluster mounted to the composite tube and a second lug cluster mounted to the composite tube. The first lug cluster and the second lug cluster are oriented at an angle to one another.
Claims9
A landing gear system comprising:
- a composite tube comprising at least one of:
- a filament wound composite tube;
- a filament braided tube;
- or
- a laid up filament;
- a first lug cluster mounted to the composite tube;
- and
- a second lug cluster mounted to the composite tube;
- wherein the first lug cluster and the second lug cluster are oriented at an angle to one another;
- and
- the first lug cluster comprises:
- a first side comprising a first flange comprising a first side groove receiving a first fiber filament according to a first filament path;
- a second side comprising a second flange comprising a second side groove receiving the first fiber filament according to the first filament path;
- and
- a first saddle comprising:
- a first floor member formed to follow a contour of the composite tube;
- and
- a first upper infill member resting on the first floor member and positioned between the first side and the second side.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.