COMPOSITE TUBE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS

Composite tubes (130) comprising a compression sleeve (120) coupled to an inner surface (190) of a composite tube, a carbon extrusion member (140) disposed within the composite tube, and an end fitting (110) comprising a locking feature (150), wherein the end fitting is coupled to an inner surface (...

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Hauptverfasser: Giddings, Peter F, Ganis, Rony Giovanni
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:Composite tubes (130) comprising a compression sleeve (120) coupled to an inner surface (190) of a composite tube, a carbon extrusion member (140) disposed within the composite tube, and an end fitting (110) comprising a locking feature (150), wherein the end fitting is coupled to an inner surface (170) of the compression sleeve and the locking feature is configured to engage the carbon extrusion member are disclosed. Methods comprising coupling a compression sleeveto an inner surface of a distal end of a composite tube, placing a carbon extrusion member inside the compression sleeve and the composite tube, and disposing an end fitting on the distal end of the composite tube, wherein the end fitting comprises a locking feature configured to interact with the carbon extrusion member are also disclosed.