STRUCTURAL ELEMENT FOR AIRCRAFTS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID STRUCTURAL ELEMENT

• Main Authors: MIGUEZ CHARINES, Yolanda, BONILLA CALDERÓN, Jesús, CABRERA RODRIGUEZ, Pedro, DIAZ DIAZ, Victor
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 01.05.2024
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCESIN A PLASTIC STATE; 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

The structural element for aircrafts, comprises a web (1), a foot (2) and a curved portion (3) defined between the web (1) and the foot (2), the web (1), the foot (2) and the curved portion (3) comprising at least first layers (4) with fibers defining a first orientation; and second layers (5) with fibers defining a second orientation, the first layers (4) comprising a plurality of gaps (7) at the foot (2) and/or the curved portion (3).The method comprises stacking a plurality of first and second layers (4, 5); cutting a plurality of gaps (7) in the first layers (4) in a zone that will form the foot (2) and/or the curved portion (3); cutting a contour of the stacked first and second layers (4, 5); and shaping the stacked layers (4, 5).