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US 6,673,402 B2Granted
Fiber-reinforced ceramics in spacecrafts and aerodynes
AssigneeMAN Technologies AG
InventorsKarl Wildenrotter, Kilian Peetz, Hermann Koeberle, August Muehlratzer
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Abstract
A movable structural component for a thermomechanically stressed assembly at least partially from fiber reinforced ceramic is disclosed, wherein the movable structural component comprises at least one structural element made by an polymer infiltration and pyrolysis process and at least one structural element made by a chemical vapor process.
Claims21
A movable control surface for a thermomechanically stressed aerodyne or spacecraft the movable control surface comprising:
- a moveable base made of fiber reinforced ceramic made by a polymer infiltration and pyrolysis process;
- a moveable control member of fiber reinforced ceramic made by a chemical vapor infiltration process connected to said base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.