Method and system for applying a film to a plastic work piece that is to be cured, and a method for producing a plastic work piece

US10343384B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

• Claas De Jong · Hamburg, DE
• Hendrik Palm · Hamburg, DE
• Thomas Meyn · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: May 5, 2015
• Grant date: Jul 9, 2019
• Expiry date: May 2, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B32B2605/18
• WIPO field: Surface technology, coating
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Method and system for applying film to a plastic work piece to be cured, including providing a plastic work piece disposed on a surface of a base member, a free region remaining around the plastic work piece, an application frame having a frame housing with a frame opening and a frame edge enclosing the frame opening, and a film suitable for covering a plastic work piece during the curing thereof. Film is applied on the frame edge where the film covers the frame opening, and a lip region of the film is fastened to the frame edge. The application frame can move relative to the plastic work piece, where the plastic work piece passes through the frame opening until the frame edge, the lip region fastened thereto, is placed on the free region, wherein the film is deformed by the plastic work piece and rests against the plastic work piece.