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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2019
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Wenping Zhao, Glastonbury, CT (US);
Nathaniel M. Gray, Stratham, NH (US);
Daniel O. Ursenbach, Caledonia, IL (US);
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a composite shaft may comprise an axial fiber strip dispensing assembly and a hoop fiber strip dispensing assembly. The axial fiber strip dispensing assembly may include a plurality of fiber strip guides located circumferentially about a center axis. The plurality of fiber strip guides may be configured to dispense a plurality of circumferentially adjacent first fiber strips with the plurality of circumferentially adjacent first fiber strips extending in a generally axial direction. The hoop fiber strip dispensing assembly may be configured to dispense a second fiber strip circumferentially about the center axis.