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Method and system for connecting two aircraft components from a thermoplastic composite material

US10822120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Peter Linde · Hamburg, DE
Norbert Heltsch · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2039

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF16B5/04
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for connecting two aircraft components composed of thermoplastic composite material by a rivet. The two aircraft components are arranged, in sections, areally on one another, before bores in the two aircraft components are expanded by a mandrel element such that the bores, after the expansion, form one continuous bore for receiving the rivet. Here, the two aircraft components are locally warmed by the mandrel element such that, during the expansion of the bores, the components are thermoplastically deformed. The mandrel element is inserted through the first bore into the second bore. The rivet is introduced into the continuous bore. A system for carrying out the method is also disclosed.

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