Delamination and edge damage repair on thermoplastic composites

Abstract

A method of repairing a thermoplastic composite material is disclosed herein. The method includes placing the thermoplastic composite material on a supporting anvil, placing an energy transmission material on top of the thermoplastic composite material, and applying an ultrasonic welder to the thermoplastic composite material to consolidate and repair the thermoplastic composite material. Another method of repairing a thermoplastic composite material is disclosed herein. The method includes placing an energy transmission material on a supporting anvil, placing the thermoplastic composite material on top of the energy transmission material, and applying an ultrasonic welder to the energy transmission material to consolidate and repair the thermoplastic composite material.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.