Messerschmitt-boelkow-blohm Gesellschaft MIT Beschraenkter Haftung

Walter Oefner

Franz Drachenberg

A connecting element, such as a bearing shell, is secured to and end of an rticle of manufacture having a large length relative to its diameter, by a combination of fiber strands or belts forming at least one loop, the ends of which form slings or bights which are anchored to the article by the turns of an anchoring winding extending around the article and through the slings or bights. The loop with its slings or bights is made simultaneously with the formation of the anchoring winding. This type of operation is possible because the turns of the anchoring winding hold down the fiber strands or belts as they are doubled-up to form the loop, preferably endless loops.

Article of manufacture with a connecting element and method for securing

A bending spring or similar component made of fiber compound material is so onstructed that the stress on the fiber reinforcing strands is optimized while the stress on the matrix of resinous impregnating material is reduced. For this purpose fiber inserts divide the matrix of suitable binder material which holds unidirectionally extending reinforcing fibers embedded in the matrix. The fiber inserts have a main fiber orientation extending about radially to the longitudinal bending axis of the spring. The fiber inserts may comprise layers of fiber webbings, for example double layers, whereby the fiber orientation in one webbing may differ from the fiber orientation in the other webbing.

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Walter Oefner