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Connecting device, assembly and method for manufacturing an assembly

US9474339B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Axel Soeffker · Sottrum, DE
Hermann Benthien · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 11, 2013
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49968
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A connecting device for manufacturing a peeling-stress-resistant connection between two components. The connecting device includes a carrier, which has a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. The connecting device further includes a plurality of hook and loop elements which extend both from the first and the second surface of the carrier and each have at their free ends facing away from the first or the second surface of the carrier a hook and loop head, which is arranged to enter into a hook and loop connection with a component comprising a fiber-reinforced composite material.

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