Braid construction to match coefficients of thermal expansion for composite transmission housings

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APP PUB NO 20060148355A1
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11028729

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A transmission assembly includes a composite transmission component with a tailored coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). The composite transmission component is fabricated from graphite axial fibers and S-glass bias fibers that are oriented at a bias angle to the graphite axial fibers. The composite transmission component is located adjacent to a second composite transmission component and a metal transmission component. A first CTE of the composite transmission component is tailored to a CTE of the second composite component. A second CTE of the composite transmission component is tailored to a metal CTE of the metal transmission component. The first and second CTE are tailored by utilizing graphite axial fibers and S-glass bias fibers, or two other different types of fibers, and by controlling the bias angle. The tailored first and second CTE minimize thermal strain and maintain a tight fit between the components.

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SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION6900 MAIN STREET P O BOX 9729 STRATFORD CT 06615-9129

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Davis, Geoffrey Clive Robert Madison, CT 3 13
Garhart, Jonathan Kent Seymour, CT 1 1

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