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US 2026/0091546 A1Published application
Single sided carbonization tooling for opf derived c/c
AssigneeGoodrich Corporation
InventorsKyle Rosenbrock, Marc A. Guerrero
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Abstract
A shape forming tool for carbonization of a fibrous preform is provided, comprising a single sided mold. A fibrous preform may be shaped around the mold by lateral weights coupled to and compressed toward the mold.
Claims20
A single sided carbonization tooling system, comprising:
- a shaping feature;
- a first slot disposed on the shaping feature;
- a first arm coupled to the shaping feature;
- a second arm coupled to the shaping feature;
- a first lateral weight proximate the first arm;
- a second lateral weight proximate the second arm;
- a fibrous preform;
- a first point located at a first contact surface between the first lateral weight and the fibrous preform at a first point in time;
- a second point located at the first contact surface at a second point in time;
- and
- a first compression path located between the first point and the second point, wherein the first slot is parallel to the first compression path.
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A single sided carbonization tooling system, comprising:
- a shaping feature;
- a first arm coupled to the shaping feature;
- a second arm coupled to the shaping feature;
- a first lateral weight proximate the first arm;
- a second lateral weight proximate the second arm;
- a first slot disposed on the first lateral weight;
- a fibrous preform;
- a first point locating a first contact surface between the first lateral weight and the fibrous preform at a first point in time;
- a second point locating the first contact surface at a second point in time;
- and
- a first compression path located between the first point and the second point, wherein the first slot is parallel to the first compression path.
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A method for manufacturing a C/C part, the method comprising:
- arranging a fibrous preform over a shaping feature;
- arranging the fibrous preform between a first lateral weight and a first arm coupled to the shaping feature;
- arranging the fibrous preform between a second lateral weight and a second arm of the shaping feature;
- identifying a first point locating a first contact surface between the first lateral weight and the fibrous preform at a first point in time;
- identifying a second point locating the first contact surface at a second point in time;
- identifying a first compression path located between the first point and the second point;
- locating a first slot in at least one of the shaping feature or the first lateral weight, the first slot being parallel to the first compression path;
- coupling the first lateral weight to the shaping feature via the first slot;
- and
- heating the fibrous preform.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.