Composite tube assemblies and methods
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsRony Giovanni Ganis, Peter F. Giddings
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Abstract
Composite tubes comprising a compression sleeve coupled to an inner surface of a composite tube, a carbon extrusion member disposed within the composite tube, and an end fitting comprising a locking feature, wherein the end fitting is coupled to an inner surface of the compression sleeve and the locking feature is configured to engage the carbon extrusion member are disclosed. Methods comprising coupling a compression sleeve to an inner surface of a distal end of a composite tube, placing a carbon extrusion member inside the compression sleeve and the composite tube, and disposing an end fitting on the distal end of the composite tube, wherein the end fitting comprises a locking feature configured to interact with the carbon extrusion member are also disclosed.
Claims16
A composite tube assembly comprising:
- a compression sleeve coupled to an inner surface of a composite tube;
- a carbon extrusion member disposed within the composite tube;
- and
- an end fitting comprising a locking feature extending from the end fitting, wherein the end fitting is coupled to an inner surface of the compression sleeve and the locking feature is configured to engage the carbon extrusion member.
A method of manufacture comprising:
- coupling a compression sleeve to an inner surface of a distal end of a composite tube;
- placing a carbon extrusion member inside the compression sleeve and the composite tube;
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- disposing an end fitting on the distal end of the composite tube, wherein the end fitting comprises a locking feature configured to interact with the carbon extrusion member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.