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US 2025/0001708 A1Published application
Assemblies and methods for forming fiber-reinforced thermoplastic structures with lightning strike protection
AssigneeRohr, Inc.
InventorsJonathan S. Huang, Jeffrey D. Woods, Michael van Tooren, Noushin Bahramshahi
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Abstract
A method for forming a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic part may comprise the steps of locating a lightning strike protection layer on a mold surface of a mold tool, locating a thermoplastic layer over the mold tool, heating the thermoplastic layer to a pliable forming temperature, conforming the thermoplastic layer to a mold surface of the mold tool, and depositing a plurality of fiber strips over the thermoplastic layer.
Claims4
An assembly for forming a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic part, the assembly comprising:
- a mold tool having a mold surface;
- a plurality of attachment frames located around a perimeter of the mold surface and configured to couple a thermoplastic layer to the mold tool such that the thermoplastic layer is spaced apart from the mold surface, wherein the attachment frames are raised with respect to the mold surface;
- a vacuum configured to evacuate air from over the mold surface;
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- a fiber dispensing assembly configured to deposit a plurality of fiber strips over the mold surface.
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