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US 2016/0186609 A1Published application
Replacing an aperture with an annular bushing in a composite laminated composite component
AssigneeUnited Technologies Corporation
InventorsBrian K. HOLLAND, Jeffrey DENTON, William BOGUE
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Abstract
An annular bushing includes an annular cylindrical portion with a flange that defines a fastener aperture along an axis. A multiple of spacers extend from an outer surface of the annular cylindrical portion and the flange. The multiple of spacers are operable to control a bond line thickness.
Claims19
An annular bushing, comprising:
- an annular cylindrical portion with a flange that defines a fastener aperture along an axis;
- and
- a multiple of spacers that extend from an outer surface of the annular cylindrical portion and the flange, the multiple of spacers operable to control a bond line thickness.
A laminated composite assembly, comprising:
- a first laminated composite component;
- a second component;
- an annular bushing bonded to the first laminated composite component;
- and
- a fastener through the annular bushing to at least partially retains the first laminated composite component to the second component.
2 more elements
A method of replacing an aperture in a laminated component, the method comprising:
- machining an aperture in place of a deformed aperture;
- and
- bonding an annular bushing into the aperture, the annular bushing including a multiple of spacers to control a bond line thickness between the annular bushing and the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.