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US 10,479,032 B2Granted
Method of fabricating a vacuum barrier system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsBrett I. Lyons, Robert G. Albers
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Abstract
A method of fabricating a vacuum barrier system includes fabricating a soluble forming mandrel, laying up composite material over the soluble forming mandrel, and applying a forming mandrel vacuum bag over the composite material and curing the composite tooling material to form a cured composite bag carrier. The method also includes de-bagging and trimming the cured composite bag carrier.
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A method of fabricating a vacuum barrier system, comprising the steps of:
- fabricating a soluble forming mandrel;
- laying up composite material over the soluble forming mandrel;
- applying a forming mandrel vacuum bag over the composite material and curing the composite material;
- removing the forming mandrel vacuum bag to reveal a cured non-soluble composite bag carrier;
- assembling a soluble detail onto an end of the cured non-soluble composite bag carrier to form a bag carrier assembly;
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- applying rubber material over the bag carrier assembly and curing to form a cured bladder.
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