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US 12,485,630 B2Granted
Forming a preform into a shaped body
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsLuby R. Weaver, Katherine E. Waugh, Christopher C. Koroly, Anthony H. Becher, Vijay V. Pujar
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Abstract
A manufacturing method is disclosed herein. The method includes arranging a preform with a plurality of clamping assemblies, the plurality of clamping assemblies disposed along ends of the preform; and forming the preform into a shaped body, the forming including incrementally tensioning the preform around a surface of an inner mold line using the plurality of clamping assemblies; and drawing the preform into a set of forming beads of the inner mold line.
Claims8
A system for forming a preform into a shaped body, the system comprising:
- an inner mold line;
- a plurality of clamping assemblies configured to incrementally tension the preform around a surface of the inner mold line;
- and a forming rod assembly to draw the preform into a set of forming beads of the inner mold line, wherein to draw the preform into the set of forming beads of the inner mold line, the forming rod assembly is configured to be coupled to the inner mold line and the forming rod assembly is configured to be tightened into the set of forming beads while holding a tension via the plurality of clamping assemblies, wherein the forming rod assembly comprises:
- a first set of alignment brackets coupled to a front one of a plurality of inner mold line stiffeners of the inner mold line;
- a second set of alignment brackets coupled to a back one of the plurality of inner mold line stiffeners;
- a first threaded rod positioned through the first set of alignment brackets;
- a second threaded rod positioned through the second set of alignment brackets;
- a first forming rod coupled to a first end of the first threaded rod and a first end of the second threaded rod;
- a second forming rod coupled to a second end of the first threaded rod and a second end of the second threaded rod;
- a first nut coupled to the first end of the first threaded rod;
- a second nut coupled to the second end of the first threaded rod;
- a third nut coupled to the first end of the second threaded rod;
- and a fourth nut coupled to the second end of the second threaded rod.
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