Patent · US Expired

Method of reusably sealing a silicone rubber vacuum bag to a mold for composite manufacture

US4878979A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 25, 1986
Grant dateNov 7, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/11
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A silicone rubber vacuum bag for use in composite article manufacture is reusably sealed to a mold, without mechanical clamping means. The mold-mating portion of the bag is primed with a silicone rubber adhesive, which is cured thereto, and a layer of semiadhesive sealer is applied between the primed mold-mating portion of the bag and the mold.

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