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Granted Patent B2
US 11,408,464 · App. 16/167,802 · Granted Aug 9, 2022

Transmission shaft

Inventor: Ioannis Giannakopoulos (London, GB)
Assignee: CROMPTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
F16C3/026B29C57/00B29C66/5221B29C66/52272B29C66/721B29C70/48B29C70/86F16C3/023B29L2031/75F16C2208/82F16C2226/30
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Patent No.
US 11,408,464
App. No.
16/167,802
Granted
Aug 9, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A composite transmission shaft includes a shaft portion, and a flanged end fitting. The flanged end fitting comprises a flared sleeve comprising a tubular portion and a flared portion, and a reinforcement portion fixed to the flared portion of the sleeve. The flanged end fitting and shaft portion have been resin transfer moulded together to form the transmission shaft.

Claims (12)

1. A composite transmission shaft, comprising a shaft portion, and a flanged end fitting;

wherein the flanged end fitting comprises a flared sleeve comprising a tubular portion and a flared portion, and a reinforcement portion fixed to the flared portion of the sleeve; and

wherein the flanged end fitting and shaft portion have been resin transfer moulded together to form the transmission shaft;

wherein the flared portion of the sleeve comprises a plurality of holes punched through it, each one of which is delimited by a plurality of fibre ends;

wherein the reinforcement portion comprises a plurality of holes formed in it, which holes are delimited by portions of continuous fibres; and

wherein the holes in the flared portion and the holes in the reinforcement portion are aligned so that holes are formed in the flange of the flanged end fitting.

2. A transmission shaft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement portion is a first reinforcement portion and the flanged end fitting comprises a second reinforcement portion fixed to the flared portion of the sleeve and disposed on an opposite side of the flared portion to the first reinforcement portion, optionally wherein the first and second reinforcement portions are annular.

3. A transmission shaft as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement portion comprises fibres oriented circumferentially and radially.

4. A composite transmission shaft, comprising a shaft portion, and a flanged end fitting;

wherein the flanged end fitting comprises a flared sleeve comprising a tubular portion and a flared portion, and a reinforcement portion fixed to the flared portion of the sleeve;

wherein the flanged end fitting and shaft portion have been resin transfer moulded together to form the transmission shaft; and

wherein the reinforcement portion has been fixed to the flared portion of the sleeve by stitching prior to resin transfer moulding.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 24, 2018
From: GIANNAKOPOULOS, IOANNIS
To: CROMPTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
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Priority Claims (1)
GR 20170100491 · Nov 1, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190128317A1 · May 2, 2019