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Rod end made of thermoplastic fiber-reinforced plastic

US11649850B2 · kind B2 · utility

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23Claims

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Assignee

Albany Engineered Composites, Inc. · US

Inventors

Ralph Funck · Kaiserslautern, DE
Volker Schimmelpfennig · Kaiserslautern, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2020
Grant date	May 16, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 12, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16C2326/43
WIPO fieldMechanical elements
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention achieves a high mechanical load capacity of a rod end by means of a component loop that passes around a bearing, where the component may be made of continuous-fiber reinforced composite material with thermoplastic matrix and where the continuous-fiber reinforced composite material with thermoplastic matrix may extend into a threaded stem of the rod end, and the component made of continuous-fiber reinforced composite material with thermoplastic matrix may be enclosed by short-fiber reinforced, long-fiber reinforced, or unreinforced thermoplastic. The threaded stem can be implemented with an external or an internal thread.

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