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公开(公告)号:US20200171757A1
公开(公告)日:2020-06-04
申请号:US16688363
申请日:2019-11-19
Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Inventor: Oliver J. LOGAN , Yusuf S. MAHADIK , Stephen HALLETT
Abstract: The present disclosure concerns apparatus and methods for reinforcing composite materials by insertion of reinforcement pins. Example embodiments include an apparatus for reinforcing a composite preform, comprising: a carriage for introducing reinforcement pins into the composite preform, the carriage comprising a drill module, a pin feeder module and a tamper module, the assembly being translatable relative to the composite preform, wherein the drill module and pin feeder module are exchangeable between a common actuation position on the carriage.