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Preform station and method

US10471667B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignees

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE
AIRBUS (S.A.S.) · FR

Inventors

Paulin Fideu Siagam · Hamburg, DE
Hauke Seegel · Hitzacker (Elbe), DE
Claus Fastert · Hamburg, DE
Bernard Duprieu · Blagnac, FR
Axel Herrmann · Lehrte, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 19, 2014
Grant date	Nov 12, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 22, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB29K2105/0872
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A preform station for forming a flexible semi-finished product and for transforming a flexible semi-finished product into a geometrically stable preform is provided. The preform station comprises a first pin array having a multitude of pins, on which the semi-finished product can be draped. Furthermore, the pins are movable along their longitudinal directions in order to form the flexible semi-finished product. Furthermore, the preform station comprises an activation device for activating a binder of the semi-finished product such that the semi-finished product can be transformed into the geometrically stable preform.

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