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Forming tool and method for forming a semi-finished product comprising reinforcement fibers and forming apparatus

US10894344B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED · DE

Inventors

Carsten Barlag · Hamburg, DE
Sascha Backhaus · Hamburg, DE
Florian Miske · Hamburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 12, 2016
Grant date	Jan 19, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 28, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02T50/40
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A forming tool for forming a semi-finished product comprising reinforcement fibers and being conveyed to the forming tool in a continuous process. The forming tool comprises at least one pressure bag configured to be pressurized during a forming step of the semi-finished product, during which the semi-finished product is sandwiched between a forming surface of a forming element and the at least one pressurized pressure bag, such that the semi-finished product substantially takes on the shape of the forming surface. Further, a forming apparatus and a forming method for forming a semi-finished product comprising reinforcement fibers are provided.

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