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US 2018/0169882 A1Published application
System and method of post-cure processing of composite core
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorsPhillip A. Kendrick, Levi H. Armstrong
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Abstract
A method of cutting a wafer of composite core from a bulk composite core includes stabilizing the bulk composite core with a fixture, the bulk composite core having a plurality of tube members. The method also includes cutting through each of the tube members to create the wafer while the bulk composite core is stabilized by the fixture.
Claims15
A method of cutting a wafer of composite core from a bulk composite core, the method comprising the steps of:
- stabilizing the bulk composite core with a fixture, the bulk composite core having a plurality of tube members;
- and
- cutting through each of the tube members.
A method of cutting a wafer of composite core from a bulk composite core, the method comprising the steps of:
- supporting the bulk composite core, the bulk composite core having a plurality of tube members;
- and
- cutting through each of the tube members from within each tube member with a circular saw.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.