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Method of correcting an inappropriate countersink in a composite component

US10695995B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH · DE

Inventors

Thomas JOACHIM · Augsburg, DE
Andreas Rack · Hanau, DE
Josef Lindenmeier · Buttenwiesen, DE
Tim Schoenicke · Treuchtlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 26, 2017
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 18, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB32B2405/00
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of correcting, in a composite component, an inappropriate countersink with an inappropriate maximum diameter and/or depth, the inappropriate countersink being provided in the composite component at a fixation opening having a first opening diameter, the method comprising at least the steps of: Preparing a repair patch; Arranging the repair patch on the composite component in an area surrounding the inappropriate countersink; Pressing the repair patch at least partly into the inappropriate countersink by means of an associated pressure tool; and Fixing the repair patch in the inappropriate countersink.

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