Height tailoring of interfacing projections
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsJonathan MEYER, Daniel JOHNS
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Abstract
A method of joining a first component to a second component, the method comprising forming an array of projections extending from a bond surface of the first component, the projections having a plurality of different profiles; and embedding the array of projections in the second component formed of a plurality of laminate plies, wherein each projection profile is adapted to best transfer load into a respective one of the laminate plies. The resultant joint is able to transfer load more progressively between the two components leading to improved tensile strength.
Claims17
A method of joining a first component to a second component, the method comprising forming an array of projections extending from a bond surface of the first component, the projections having a plurality of different profiles;
- and embedding the array of projections in the second component formed of a plurality of laminate plies, wherein each projection profile is adapted to best transfer load into a respective one of the laminate plies.
A joint between a first component and a second component, the first component having an array of projections formed extending from a bond surface thereof, the projections having a plurality of different profiles, and the second component comprising a plurality of laminate plies, wherein the array of projections are embedded in the second component, and wherein each projection profile is adapted to best transfer load into a respective one of the laminate plies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.