Connecting element for a part of fiber-reinforced plastic
AssigneeMesserschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm GmbH
InventorWolfgang Jonda
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Abstract
An arrangement for the reduction of stress in a connecting element having part of fiber-reinforced plastic. The fiber-reinforced plastic part is subject to being stressed by longitudinal and/or bending forces. A bush is retained by an appropriate retaining element. Disposed around the bush is a fiber-reinforced plastic part forming an end loop. An inner loop is formed within the outer loop with the outer curved boundary of the inner loop bearing on the bush. In a first embodiment, the inner loop is disposed completely within inner side walls of side portions of the end loop. In second and third embodiments, the inner loop penetrates the side portions of the end loop in a laminar or braided arrangement.
Claims8
A stress-reducing arrangement for a connecting element having a part of fiber-reinforced plastic subject to being stressed by longitudinal and/or bending forces, comprising:
- a bush;
- a retaining element for said bush;
- a first fiber strand of fiber-reinforced plastic, said fiber strand composed of a bundle of fibers, forming an end loop being disposed around said bush, said end loop having side portions;
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- a second fiber strand of fiber-reinforced plastic, said fiber strand composed of a bundle of fibers, forming an inner loop being disposed within said end loop between the bush and said side portions of said end loop, said inner loop bearing with its outer curved boundary on the bush.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.