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.