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US 12,709,077 B2Granted
Continuous ultrasonic welding thermoplastic material for aerospace component repair
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorsShyan Bob Shen, Michael van Tooren, Daniel O. Ursenbach, Ryan M. Robinson, Christian Soria
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Abstract
A repair method is provided during which a thermoplastic patch is arranged on a thermoplastic aerospace component. An ultrasonic horn is arranged on the thermoplastic patch. The thermoplastic patch is vertically between the thermoplastic aerospace component and the ultrasonic horn. The thermoplastic patch contacts the ultrasonic horn. The thermoplastic patch is continuous ultrasonic welded to the thermoplastic aerospace component using the ultrasonic horn.
Claims20
A repair method, comprising:
- arranging a thermoplastic patch on a thermoplastic aerospace component;
- arranging an ultrasonic horn on the thermoplastic patch, wherein the thermoplastic patch is vertically between the thermoplastic aerospace component and the ultrasonic horn, and the thermoplastic patch contacts the ultrasonic horn;
- and
- continuous ultrasonic welding the thermoplastic patch to the thermoplastic aerospace component using the ultrasonic horn.
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A repair method, comprising:
- disposing a thermoplastic aerospace component on a rigid support, the thermoplastic aerospace component contacting the rigid support;
- disposing a thermoplastic patch on the thermoplastic aerospace component, the thermoplastic patch contacting the thermoplastic aerospace component;
- arranging an ultrasonic horn on the thermoplastic patch, wherein the thermoplastic patch is vertically between the thermoplastic aerospace component and the ultrasonic horn;
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- ultrasonic welding the thermoplastic patch to the thermoplastic aerospace component using the ultrasonic horn, and moving the ultrasonic horn along a weld path over the thermoplastic patch during the ultrasonic welding to provide a continuous elongated weld between the thermoplastic patch and the thermoplastic aerospace component.
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A repair method, comprising:
- disposing a thermoplastic aerospace component on a rigid support, the thermoplastic aerospace component contacting the rigid support;
- disposing a thermoplastic film on the thermoplastic aerospace component;
- disposing a thermoplastic patch on the thermoplastic film, the thermoplastic film vertically between and contacting the thermoplastic aerospace component and the thermoplastic patch;
- arranging an ultrasonic horn on the thermoplastic patch, wherein the thermoplastic patch is vertically between the thermoplastic aerospace component and the ultrasonic horn;
- and
- ultrasonic welding the thermoplastic patch to the thermoplastic aerospace component through the thermoplastic film using the ultrasonic horn, and moving the ultrasonic horn along a weld path over the thermoplastic patch during the ultrasonic welding to provide a continuous elongated weld between the thermoplastic patch and the thermoplastic aerospace component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.