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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans Georg Wulz, Deggenhausertal, DE;
Wilfried Becker, Siegen, DE;
Helmut Knabe, Friedrichshafen, DE;
Assignee:
Astrium GmbH, München, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/18 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 1/18 ;
Abstract
An elastic spring element includes a fiber-reinforced ceramic that is resistant to temperatures greater than 1,000° C. The fibers are in the form of endless fibers and the elastic spring element has a corrugated geometric shape. The elastic spring elements may be used for sealing a control surface against hypersonic flow.