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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2024
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Jonathan L. Chin, Morrisville, NC (US);
RTX Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A method includes the steps of placing a mandrel into a braiding machine the mandrel having a radially outer tang and a radially inner tang for holding the mandrel relative to the braiding machine. The radially outer tang having a width between the leading edge and the trailing edge smaller than a distance between the leading edge and trailing edge of the mandrel such that there is a ledge leading into the outer tang. The mandrel body has a width in a direction between the leading edge and the trailing edge that transitions into the inner tang beyond a location that will serve as a base for the braided material. Ceramic matrix composite ('CMCs') yarn is braided about a portion of the mandrel which serves as the base for the braided yarn to form a shear tube. A mandrel is also disclosed.