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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Amol Ogale, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 7/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/06 (2006.01); B29L 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 7/026 (2013.01); B29C 70/06 (2013.01); B29L 2031/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tie rod that includes a central section, a first tapered section, and a second tapered section. A thermoplastic tube extends the length of the tie rod. The first tapered section includes a first insert positioned within the thermoplastic tube. The second tapered section includes a second insert positioned within the thermoplastic tube. A channel extends through the tie rod along the central section, the first tapered section, and the second tapered section.