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Device for consolidating a preform

US10166729B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH · DE

Inventors

Christian Weimer · Munich, DE
Franz Engel · Birkenfeld, DE
Tilman Orth · Munich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2015
Grant date	Jan 1, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 25, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29L2031/7739
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for consolidating a thermoplastic preform, in particular a carbon fiber thermoplastic preform includes a heating element, e.g., an LED array, for heating the preform and a consolidation element, e.g., a consolidation roller, for exposing the preform to pressure and for cooling the preform. In order to consolidate the preform, the heating element and consolidation element are arranged and movable relative to each other in such a way that the preform can be exposed to pressure and cooled by the consolidation element after heated by means of the heating element.

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