STRINGER FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD

To provide equipment and processes for making composite laminate parts, and particularly an apparatus and method for making composite laminate stringers having various shapes.SOLUTION: Composite laminate stiffeners such as stringers are punch-formed between first and second universal dies respective...

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Main Authors GAGANDEEP SAINI, STEVEN JOSEPH PLUMMER, LISA CHRISTINA CARLSON, SILAS LAWTON STUDLEY, DANIEL SAEIL MARTIN, KURTIS SHULDBERG WILLDEN
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LanguageEnglish
Japanese
Published 20.09.2023
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MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PUNCHING METAL
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL
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Summary:To provide equipment and processes for making composite laminate parts, and particularly an apparatus and method for making composite laminate stringers having various shapes.SOLUTION: Composite laminate stiffeners such as stringers are punch-formed between first and second universal dies respectively carried on first and second trays. The second tray is mounted for sliding movement relative to the first tray between a punch position and a compaction position. Parts of the first and second dies are easily reconfigurable, allowing different shapes of stiffeners to be formed on the same forming apparatus.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2 【課題】複合材積層部品を作製するための装備及びプロセスに関し、特に、様々な形状を有する複合材積層ストリンガを作製する装置及び方法に関する。【解決手段】ストリンガなどの複合材積層補強材が、第１のトレイと第２のトレイ上にそれぞれ支持された第１のユニバーサルダイスと第２のユニバーサルダイスとの間で、パンチ形成される。第２のトレイは、パンチ位置と圧密位置との間で第１のトレイに対して摺動移動するように取り付けられる。第１のダイ及び第２のダイの部品は、容易に再構成可能であり、種々の形状の補強材が同じ形成装置で形成されることを可能にする。【選択図】図２
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20230033416