Hollow part manufacture
AssigneesMcLaren Automotive Limited, The University of Sheffield
InventorsClaudio Santoni, Elaine Arnold, Timothy Swait, Mark Laycock
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Abstract
A method for removing a hollow support element (17) from within a moulded part (15) to form a cavity (25) within the moulded part, the hollow support element being disposed within the moulded part and composed of material having a softening temperature, the method comprising: heating a liquid (20) to a temperature at least equal to the softening temperature of the material; injecting the heated liquid into an opening (24) in the moulded part to deform the material; and removing deformed material and liquid from the cavity.
Claims27
A method for removing a hollow support element from within a moulded part to form a cavity within the moulded part, the hollow support element being an inflatable bladder comprising an internal cavity, the hollow support element being disposed within the moulded part and composed of material having a softening temperature, the method comprising:
- heating a liquid to a temperature at least equal to the softening temperature of the material;
- injecting the heated liquid into an opening in the moulded part to deform the material;
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- removing deformed material and liquid from the cavity.
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