公开(公告)号：US20210317855A1

公开(公告)日：2021-10-14

申请号：US17225353

申请日：2021-04-08

Applicant: Albany Engineered Composites, Inc.

Inventor： Ralph Funck ,  Martin Welsch ,  Alexander Wieland

IPC: F16B7/04

Abstract: The present invention concerns a rod end that has a locking mechanism where the locking mechanism has an insert, a fork end, a female torque locking element, and a male torque locking element. Upon activation of the locking mechanism, the female torque locking element engages with the male torque locking element in a form-fitting connection. The locking mechanism of the present invention can easily be activated and is capable of withstanding a torque.

公开(公告)号：US20200282664A1

公开(公告)日：2020-09-10

申请号：US16811136

申请日：2020-03-06

Applicant: Albany Engineered Composites, Inc.

Inventor： Ralph Funck ,  Martin Welsch

IPC: B29C70/02 ,  B29D1/00 ,  B29C70/20 ,  B29C70/68

Abstract: The invention relates to a strut, such as fiber composite struts used in aircraft or spacecraft, which has a largest possible outer diameter within a cylindrical installation space of the strut, The invention concerns an insert connected to a fiber composite hollow structure, such as a fiber plastic composite hollow structure, where the hollow structure engages an undercut of the insert, wherein the outer region of the fiber composite hollow structure likewise has an undercut and this undercut is filled with a fiber composite jacket, such as a fiber plastic composite jacket, and the inner region of the fiber composite hollow structure has, at least in one subregion, a core connected thereto.