Forming tool with integral cutting for composite material

A forming and trimming tool (100) operable to form and trim a composite material part. The tool includes a lower die (150), a core (115) mounted to the lower die, at least one lower pressure pad (120) mounted to the lower die, and a cutter (125) mounted to the lower die. Additionally, the tool inclu...

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Main Authors Wenzel, Jeffrey D, Kaleyta, Scott R, Tudor, Jay M, Barpanda, Dev
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 11.06.2019
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS
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:A forming and trimming tool (100) operable to form and trim a composite material part. The tool includes a lower die (150), a core (115) mounted to the lower die, at least one lower pressure pad (120) mounted to the lower die, and a cutter (125) mounted to the lower die. Additionally, the tool includes an upper die (105), a cavity mounted to the upper die, and at least one upper pressure pad (110) mounted to the upper die.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201414783241