Method for fabricating an advanced composite aerostructure article having an integral co-cured fly away hollow mandrel
US6458309B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24174
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An article is made by co-curing a lay up on a composite bond jig of fiber-reinforced composite materials having a lower layer, at least one elongated hollow mandrel of a stiffened graphite fabric having its lower surface adhered to the upper surface of the lower layer, and an upper layer adhered to the top and side surfaces of the hollow mandrel and at least portions of the upper surface of the bottom layer.
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