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US 2020/0047434 A1Published application
Method For Fabricating Thermoplastic Composite Parts
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsCharles R. Prebil, James R. Fox
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Abstract
A system and method for forming a composite part. The apparatus comprises a sleeve that molds a composite material. The sleeve has a first face and a second face. The second face has features to mold the composite material. The first face comprises a first inclined surface having an angle less than about 90 degrees and greater than about 0 degrees.
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A method comprising:
- placing a multiple ply stack relative to an inclined sleeve such that at least a portion of the multiple ply stack contacts at least a portion of a first face of the inclined sleeve;
- feeding the multiple ply stack and the inclined sleeve into a continuous compression molding machine;
- and
- lowering an inclined die of the continuous compression molding machine to engage a second face of the inclined sleeve.
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A method comprising:
- installing an inclined sleeve over an inclined die such that a first inclined surface of the inclined sleeve engages a second inclined surface of the inclined die, the first inclined surface having an angle less than about 90 degrees and greater than about 0 degrees;
- placing at least one shim between the inclined sleeve and the inclined die;
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- securing the inclined sleeve to the inclined die.
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A method comprising:
- installing an inclined sleeve over an inclined die such that a first inclined surface of the inclined sleeve engages a second inclined surface of the inclined;
- placing a shim between the inclined sleeve and the inclined die;
- securing the inclined sleeve to the inclined die;
- placing a multiple ply stack relative to the inclined sleeve such that at least a portion of the multiple ply stack contacts at least a portion of a first face of the inclined sleeve, wherein the inclined die engages a second face of the inclined sleeve;
- and
- feeding the multiple ply stack and the inclined sleeve into a continuous compression molding machine.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.