Method for producing a fibre-composite component
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsRainer Graeber, Maksim Podkorytov, Matthias Meyer, Lars Herbeck
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for producing a fiber composite component, comprising the steps: introduction of a first body (12), consisting of fibers and a matrix material, into a mold (10), said first body (12) having a continuous first body edge (18); the first body (12) is irradiated with microwaves (28) to produce a fiber-composite component. According to the invention, the first body (12) is introduced into the mold (10) in such a way that at least parts of the first body edge (18) are brought into contact with the mold (10).
Claims8
A method for producing a fiber-composite structural aircraft component, which is part of a fuselage, wings or a tail unit of the aircraft, comprising the steps of:
- (a) introducing a preform, which consists of fibers and polymeric matrix material and has a back portion, a front portion and a peripheral preform border, into a mold that is electrically conductive, such that said back portion is in contact with a bottom of said mold and said peripheral preform border is in electrical contact with said mold at least partly, said fibers comprising carbon fibers, and
- (b) irradiating said preform with microwaves, without any obscuration, so that said matrix material polymerizes and said fibers and said matrix material adhesively bond to one another, such that said fiber-composite structural aircraft component is created,
- wherein said microwaves have an intensity that is low enough that arcing is substantially suppressed.
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