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US 11,597,171 B2Granted
Pyrometer control for hot drape formers
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsDavid J. Sundquist, Trevor L. Howard, Sarah Vaselaney, Robert A. Rapp, Joshua K. Hillam
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Abstract
An apparatus for hot drape forming a part includes a plurality of pyrometers, a bladder covering a formable material, and a pyrometer control medium positioned between the plurality of pyrometers and the formable material. The plurality of pyrometers are configured to measure a temperature of the pyrometer control medium.
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A method of controlling a hot drape former, the method comprising:
- positioning a pyrometer control medium between a plurality of pyrometers and a bladder covering a formable material;
- measuring a temperature of the pyrometer control medium with the plurality of pyrometers;
- and
- predicting a temperature of the formable material based on the temperature of the pyrometer control medium,
- wherein positioning the pyrometer control medium between the plurality of pyrometers and the bladder comprises attaching the pyrometer control medium to the bladder.
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A method of controlling a hot drape former, the method comprising:
- positioning a pyrometer control medium between a plurality of pyrometers and a bladder covering a formable material;
- resting the pyrometer control medium on the bladder;
- measuring a temperature of the pyrometer control medium with the plurality of pyrometers;
- and
- predicting a temperature of the formable material based on the temperature of the pyrometer control medium.
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A method of controlling a hot drape former, the method comprising:
- positioning a bladder between a plurality of pyrometers and a formable material;
- surface treating the bladder to form a pyrometer control medium between the plurality of pyrometers and the formable material;
- measuring a temperature of the pyrometer control medium with the plurality of pyrometers;
- and
- predicting a temperature of the formable material based on the temperature of the pyrometer control medium.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.