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US 2016/0108741 A1Published application
Composite component
AssigneeROLLS-ROYCE plc
InventorsMatthew Paul JEVONS, Darren Ivor JAMES, Gordon KALWAK
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Abstract
A composite component having a body formed from a plurality of fibre reinforced non-metallic layers. The body comprises a delamination region configured so as to permit delamination; and a deflector region configured so as to resist delamination. In the event of delamination, delamination is deflected to and continues to propagate in the delamination region.
Claims19
A composite component having a body formed from a plurality of fibre reinforced non-metallic layers, the body comprising:
- a delamination region configured so as to permit delamination;
- and
- a deflector region configured so as to resist delamination such that in the event of delamination, the delamination is deflected to and continues to propagate in the delamination region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.