ZONAL LAMINATION FOR COMPOSITE PARTS IN A MOVING LINE

An apparatus (100) and a method (200) are provided for fabricating composite parts (55). The method includes subdividing a laminate into zones (115, 117, 117-1), laying up (208) tows (124) of fiber reinforced material for the laminate (120) over a layup mandrel (110) via multiple lamination heads (1...

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Main Authors Jones, Darrell D, Smith, Daniel R, Louie, Michael Kenneth-Que, Miller II, Richard Allen, Erickson, Jordan Seth
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 25.05.2022
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:An apparatus (100) and a method (200) are provided for fabricating composite parts (55). The method includes subdividing a laminate into zones (115, 117, 117-1), laying up (208) tows (124) of fiber reinforced material for the laminate (120) over a layup mandrel (110) via multiple lamination heads (134) such that each lamination head applies tows in a different zone, and splicing (210) the zones together to form the laminate during the laying up of the tows.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20210207438