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US 10,562,202 B2Granted
System and method of post-cure processing of composite core
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorsPhillip A. Kendrick, Levi H. Armstrong
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Abstract
A method of cutting a wafer of composite core from a bulk composite core includes stabilizing the bulk composite core with a fixture, the bulk composite core having a plurality of tube members. The method also includes cutting through each of the tube members to create the wafer while the bulk composite core is stabilized by the fixture.
Claims8
A method of cutting a wafer of composite core from a cured bulk composite core having a plurality of tube members, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a fixture, the fixture including a support and a plurality of mandrels affixed to the support, the plurality of mandrels arranged in a geometry pattern so as to align with a center of each tube member in the cured bulk composite core;
- sliding the tube members of the cured bulk composite core onto the plurality of mandrels;
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- cutting through each of the tube members to form the wafer;
- wherein the plurality of mandrels are spaced to provide support to the tube member during the cutting step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.