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US 2024/0227326 A1Published application
Composite Compaction System Supported by a Number of Morphable Bag Supports
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsLuis Velasquez, Cristina Velasquez
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Abstract
Composite compaction system and method of use are presented. A method of supporting a composite compaction system is presented. A number of morphable bag supports of the composite compaction system is held in a retracted state. A contact face of a vacuum bag of the composite compaction system is placed in contact with a composite material on a support structure. The number of morphable bag supports is placed in an engaged state to conform to the support structure.
Claims22
A method of supporting a composite compaction system comprising:
- holding a number of morphable bag supports of the composite compaction system in a retracted state;
- placing a contact face of a vacuum bag of the composite compaction system in contact with a material on a support structure;
- and
- placing the number of morphable bag supports in an engaged state to conform to the support structure.
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A composite compaction system comprising:
- a vacuum bag having a contact face and a support face opposite the contact face;
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- a number of morphable bag supports connected to the support face and configured to morph between a retracted state and an engaged state.
A composite compaction system comprising:
- a vacuum bag having a contact face configured to contact a composite material and a support face opposite the contact face;
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- a number of morphable bag supports formed of a flexible polymeric material connected to the support face and configured to morph between a retracted state and an engaged state, each morphable bag support comprising:
- fingers extending away from the support face and separated by gaps;
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- pressure chambers within the fingers connected by an internal channel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.