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US 11,299,293 B2Granted
Bond fixture for leading edge assembly
AssigneeSikorsky Aircraft Corporation
InventorsDavid Littlejohn, Sven Roy Lofstrom
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Abstract
A bond fixture includes a frame defining a chamber for receiving a component. At least one bladder assembly is connected to the frame. The at least one bladder assembly includes a pad for contacting the component. A position of the pad relative to the component is controlled by a pressure of the bladder assembly. A caul assembly is adapted to thermally couple to the component to heat a localized portion of the component.
Claims8
A method of bonding a leading edge fairing to a rotor blade comprising:
- installing the leading edge fairing about the rotor blade;
- mounting a bond fixture about the leading edge fairing;
- and
- applying localized and constant heat and localized and constant pressure to the leading edge fairing via the bond fixture,
- wherein mounting the bond fixture to the rotor blade includes tightening at least one strap about the bond fixture to the rotor blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.