公开(公告)号：US10385869B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-20

申请号：US15448076

申请日：2017-03-02

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Beene M'Membe ,  Mehdi Yasaee ,  Stephen Hallett ,  Ivana Partridge

IPC: F01D5/12 ,  F04D29/52 ,  F04D29/02 ,  F04D29/38 ,  F01D5/28 ,  F01D25/24 ,  F02K1/82 ,  F02C7/04 ,  F04D29/32 ,  F02K3/06

Abstract: A composite component comprising a plurality of plies. A first set of pins extend in a direction transverse to the plies and a second set of pins extend in a direction transverse to the plies. The pins of the first set are made of a different material to the pins of the second set.

公开(公告)号：US11840613B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-12

申请号：US18058912

申请日：2022-11-28

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Eduardo Santana De Vega ,  Giuliano Allegri ,  Stephen Hallett ,  Ian Hamerton ,  Bing Zhang

IPC: B32B3/06 ,  C08J5/24 ,  B29C70/82

CPC classification number: C08J5/246 ,  B29C70/82 ,  B32B3/06 ,  C08J2363/00 ,  C08J2367/00 ,  C08J2375/00 ,  C08J2379/08 ,  C08J2479/06

Abstract: A Z-pin for increasing a delamination resistance of continuous fibre-reinforced polymer composites, formed of a composite material including a polymer matrix, and a plurality of fibres embedded in the polymer matrix and aligned along the length direction of Z-pin, the fibres having an elongation at break of at least 2% and a tensile strength of at least 5 GPa, the polymer matrix having an elongation at break equal to or greater than the elongation at break of the fibres, and a tensile strength of at least 120 MPa.

公开(公告)号：US11214014B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-04

申请号：US16688363

申请日：2019-11-19

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Oliver J. Logan ,  Yusuf S. Mahadik ,  Stephen Hallett

IPC: B29C65/56 ,  B29C65/00 ,  B29L9/00 ,  B29C70/54

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.

公开(公告)号：US20180178489A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15838676

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE plc

Inventor： Beene M'Membe ,  Alexander Lycett ,  Mehdi Yasaee ,  Stephen Hallett ,  Ivana Partridge

IPC: B32B7/08 ,  B29C65/56 ,  B29C65/00 ,  B29C70/24 ,  F01D5/28

CPC classification number: B32B7/08 ,  B29C65/564 ,  B29C66/721 ,  B29C66/7212 ,  B29C66/7392 ,  B29C70/24 ,  B32B2262/103 ,  B32B2262/106 ,  B32B2262/12 ,  B32B2305/08 ,  B32B2603/00 ,  F01D5/282 ,  F05D2220/36 ,  F05D2300/174 ,  F05D2300/224 ,  F05D2300/505 ,  F05D2300/6034 ,  F05D2300/611 ,  Y02T50/672 ,  B29K2307/04

Abstract: A composite component comprises a plurality of plies; and a plurality of pins extending through the plies in a direction transverse to the plies. Each of the pins comprises a shape memory alloy.