Setup device and method for manufacturing a fuselage barrel for an aircraft
US10124541B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 6, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/40
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A setup device for manufacturing a fuselage barrel, made of a fiber composite material, for an aircraft is provided. The setup device for the purpose of reinforcement includes several stringers arranged so as to be spaced apart from each other. The stringers include a base structure to form a load-bearing rigid substructure that is connected to an outwardly curved supporting surface that can be adjusted by means of actuators for the positive setup of the fuselage barrel to be manufactured with the help of form channels for accommodating the stringers. The actuators, designed as pressure-means cylinders, move one or several form channels in radial direction. The form channels are interconnected longitudinally by means of a flexible intermediate element for forming a ring-shaped supporting surface that is closed in a vacuum-tight manner and that overall is able to adjust itself in radial direction.
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