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Shackle
Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
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Filing: 1977-12-19
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Granted: 1980-01-15
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Expires: 1997-12-19
Abstract
Abstract The present shackle is especially constructed for securing a wing to the fuselage of an aircraft or of a spacecraft. For this purpose the elements of the shackle intended for taking up pressure and tensile forces as well as the elements providing the necessary structural stability are made of fiber compound materials such as carbon or boron fibers.
Inventors
- 👤 Max Eiselbrecher
- 👤 Rolf Gunther
- 👤 Helmut Jakob
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 07:52
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16C; F16C7/00; F16C7/02; F16C7/026; B; B29; B29C; B29C53/00; B29C53/56; B29C53/564; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/06; B29C70/10; B29C70/16; B29C70/20; B29C70/205; B29C70/207; B29C70/28; B29C70/54; B29C70/56; B29C70/68; B29C70/86; B64; B64C; B64C1/00; B64C1/26; F16G; F16G15/00; B29C37/00; B29C37/0078; B29C37/0082; B29C37/0085; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/06; B60; B60G; B60G2206/00; B60G2206/01; B60G2206/10; B60G2206/11; B60G2206/70; B60G2206/71; B60G2206/7101; F16C2326/00; F16C2326/43; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T50/00; Y02T50/40; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/34; Y10T24/47; Y10T24/4791; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/21; Y10T74/2142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
A shackle comprising metal insert means that comprises a pair of spaced eye bushings, pressure core means engaging and extending between said bushings spacing said metal insert means, and tension loop means holding the metal insert means and the pressure core means together, said pressure core means and said tension loop means being made of fiber compound materials, said pressure core means and said tension loop means of said fiber compound materials comprising fiber windings, said fiber windings of said loop means passing around both bushings and extending tangentially away from said bushing parallel to each other, the parallel portions of said loop means engaging and being parallel to said core means wherein the individual fibers extend in the direction of the force to be taken up by the respective fiber winding, whereby said pressure core means take up substantially only compressive forces, and said tension loop means take up substantially only tension loads.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
A shackle comprising metal insert means that comprises a pair of spaced eye bushings, pressure core means engaging and extending between said bushings spacing said metal insert means, and tension loop means holding the metal insert means and the pressure core means together, said pressure core means and said tension loop means being made of fiber compound materials, said pressure core means and said tension loop means of said fiber compound materials comprising fiber windings, said fiber windings of said loop means passing around both bushings and extending tangentially away from said bushing parallel to each other, the parallel portions of said loop means engaging and being parallel to said core means wherein the individual fibers extend in the direction of the force to be taken up by the respective fiber winding, whereby said pressure core means take up substantially only compressive forces, and said tension loop means take up substantially only tension loads.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
The shackle of claim 1, further comprising bandage means surrounding said tension loop means, said bandage means also being made of fiber compound materials.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said metal insert means has a given projection surface area, said pressure core means having substantially the same projection surface area, said tension loop means enveloping said metal insert means and said pressure core means, said shackle further comprising bandage winding means of fiber compound materials surrounding said pressure core means and said tension loop means between said metal insert means, said bandage winding means having fibers extending in a direction substantially at right angles to the direction in which the fibers of said tension loop means and the fibers of said pressure core means extend.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said bushings, have flange means forming the respective outer ends thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said bushings have a cross-sectional configuration corresponding substantially to the cross-sectional configuration of said pressure core means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The shackle of claim 5, wherein both of said cross-sectional configurations substantially have the shape of a cross.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said bushings have the shape of the outer race of a pivot bearing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
42 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said tension loop means are wound from a plurality of individual fiber threads which envelope said metal insert means substantially in the shape of a hemisphere whereby the respective cone of tension forces is substantially compensated.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
The shackle of claim 8, wherein said tension loop means comprises windings of different types of fiber threads, whereby the first windings adjacent to the pressure core means are made of softer fiber material than the windings further away from said pressure core means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said pressure core means have a given cross-sectional shape corresponding to the projection surface of said metal insert means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said pressure core means has a surface area of convex configuration and said metal insert means has a surface area of concave configuration, said surface areas contacting each other.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said pressure core means has a surface area of concave configuration and said metal insert means has a surface area of convex configuration, said surface areas contacting each other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said pressure core means and said metal insert means each comprise a respective contacting surface, said shackle further comprising force distributing means operatively inserted between said contacting surfaces.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The shackle of claim 13, wherein said force distributing means comprise a filler material which is hardenable by curing.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The shackle of claim 1, wherein said pressure core means of fiber compound materials comprises a metal reinforcing matrix.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The shackle of claim 1, further comprising bandage means of fiber compound materials surrounding said tension loop means, said fiber compound materials comprising individual fibers wound in cross-over fashion.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
177 words
A shackle comprising metal insert means, pressure core means spacing said metal insert means, and tension loop means holding the metal insert means and the pressure core means together, said pressure core means and said tension loop means being made of fiber compound materials, said tension loop means being wound from a plurality of individual fiber threads which envelope said metal insert means substantially in the shape of a hemisphere whereby the respective cone of tension forces is substantially compensated, said tension loop means comprising windings of different types of fiber threads, whereby the first windings adjacent to the pressure core means are made of softer fiber material than the windings further away from said pressure core means, said pressure core means and said tension loop means of said fiber compound materials comprising fiber windings, wherein the individual fibers extend in the direction of the force to be taken up by the respective fiber winding, whereby said pressure core means take up substantially only compressive forces, and said tension loop means take up substantially only tension loads.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
177 words
A shackle comprising metal insert means, pressure core means spacing said metal insert means, and tension loop means holding the metal insert means and the pressure core means together, said pressure core means and said tension loop means being made of fiber compound materials, said tension loop means being wound from a plurality of individual fiber threads which envelope said metal insert means substantially in the shape of a hemisphere whereby the respective cone of tension forces is substantially compensated, said tension loop means comprising windings of different types of fiber threads, whereby the first windings adjacent to the pressure core means are made of softer fiber material than the windings further away from said pressure core means, said pressure core means and said tension loop means of said fiber compound materials comprising fiber windings, wherein the individual fibers extend in the direction of the force to be taken up by the respective fiber winding, whereby said pressure core means take up substantially only compressive forces, and said tension loop means take up substantially only tension loads.
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