Method of constructing skin for a member of a body such as an aircraft
US6669806B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1077
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The method of constructing a skin for a member 30 of a body such as an aircraft comprises providing from a multi-axial fabric first and second pieces A, A1 shaped to correspond respectively to the shape of the member 30 to be covered by the skin and to the shape of a similar member 32 on the opposite side of the body, and inverting one of the pieces and placing it on the other. The method may include providing third and fourth pieces B, B1 from multi-axial fabric shaped to correspond respectively to the shape of the member 30 to be covered by the skin and to the shape of the similar member 32 on the opposite side of the body and inverting one of the third and fourth pieces B, B1 and placing it on the other to form a skin for the similar member. In order to minimise wastage the method preferably includes forming the first piece A and third piece B from areas of the fabric which lie alongside each other and/or forming the second piece A1 and the fourth B1 piece from areas of the fabric which lie alongside each other.
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