Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale

Jacques Mialon

Bernard L Lamarche

The present invention relates to a process for fitting a connecting member at one end of a control rod, wherein a sleeve of resistant fibres impregnated with polymerizable resin is applied substantially against the inner wall of the end, the end is flattened at least until the portions of inner face of the sleeve, disposed on either side of the plane of flattening, are applied against one another, substantially completely obturating the section of the flattened portion of the tubular end, and the resin impregnating the sleeve is polymerized after flattening. The invention is more particularly applicable to the obtaining of light, resistant connecting rods, especially for aircraft.

Control rod and a process for fitting a connecting member at one end of

The present invention relates to a process for making a connecting rod for controlling or transmitting efforts, comprising a rod provided at at least one of its ends with a connecting member, wherein a tubular element is firstly made of high strength fibers impregnated with polymerizable resin, said end is then flattened so that it is obturated, after which the resin impregnating said element is polymerized, then said connecting member is arranged in the hardened, flattened part of said element. The invention is more particularly applicable to the manufacture of connecting rods for controlling and transmitting efforts, particularly for aircraft, helicopters, etc. . . .

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