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AssigneeAirbus Espana, S.L.
InventorsFrancisco de Paula Escobar Benavides, Daniel Claret Viros, Rafael Avila Dominguez
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A mechanically fastened permanent or detachable joint between two or more parts (21, 23, 25, 41), at least one of them made of a composite material, preferably carbon fibers impregnated with thermoset resin, with continuous plies from the full-composite area along the joint area (15) and including a metal reinforcement, preferably made of titanium, in the joint area (15), the joint area (15) thickness being increased in the thickness of said reinforcement plus the eventual additional composite plies laid only on the reinforced area. The metal reinforcement may consist of one or more metal foils or sheets (31) interleaved between the composite plies or one or more metal plates (33) embedded between two of the composite plies.
A mechanically fastened lap joint between two or more parts each made with plies of a composite material wherein said parts are superimposed on each other at the location of the joint and at least one of said parts comprises a metal reinforcement ply between plies of composite material in the joint area and its plies of composite material are continuous along the joint area so that its thickness is increased in the joint area by the thickness of said metal reinforcement.
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