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US 2016/0107429 A9Published application
Heated tool assembly for forming a structural member
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJeffrey D. Kendall, Thomas J. Kennedy, William T. Kline
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Abstract
A heated tool assembly for forming a structural member may include a heated tool and a pressure bladder for mounting the structural member. The tool may have an inner surface, a liner in thermal contact with the inner surface of the tool, and a heating system for heating the tool. The heating system may include a heater for heating a heated medium, a blower for blowing the heated medium, and a plurality of nozzles for directing the heated medium over the tool liner.
Claims11
A heated tool assembly for forming a structural member, comprising:
- a tool and a pressure bladder for mounting the structural member therebetween, the tool having an inner surface;
- a liner in thermal contact with the inner surface of the tool;
- a heating system for heating the tool, including:
- a heater for heating a heated medium;
- a blower for blowing the heated medium;
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- a plurality of nozzles for directing the heated medium over the tool liner.
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