Device for manufacturing a casing made of a composite material and manufacturing method using such a device
US9399315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T50/60
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for manufacturing a fan casing of a turbomachine made of composite material, in which a mold includes a cylindrical body of lengthways axis and side flanges, and in which a counter-mold includes a cylindrical body and side counter-flanges. The counter-flanges are configured to be attached securely to the flanges, the body of the mold and the body of the counter-mold are concentric, the preform is configured to be positioned between the body of the mold and the body of the counter-mold, and the material of the body of the mold has an appreciably higher expansion coefficient than that of the body of the counter-mold.
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