Rollers with oriented fibre reinforcement and method of making them.

摘要

A roller (80) for use in the cargo bay of an aircraft is constructed with an outer surface layer (50) of rubber bonded about a cylindrical hub (60), the outer surface layer having chopped fibre strands (40) incorporated into the rubber and orientated in a substantially circumferential direction around the hub of the roller to provide reinforcement to the rubber portion (50) of the roller. The outer surface layer (50) may be formed as two semi-cylindrical pads (50) bonded to the outer surface of the hub (60).