ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MAKING A SHIM

• Main Authors: ZOOK, Jonathan D, PRAGGASTIS, Chris A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 19.12.2019
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; ADHESIVES; AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; CALCULATING; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; CHEMISTRY; COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES ORLACQUERS; COMBINED OPERATIONS; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; COMPUTING; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVEYING; CORRECTING FLUIDS; COSMONAUTICS; COUNTING; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DYES; FILLING PASTES; GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; INKS; MACHINE TOOLS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED OTHERWISE THAN BY REACTIONSONLY INVOLVING UNSATURATED CARBON-TO-CARBON BONDS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; METALLURGY; MISCELLANEOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATERIALS; MISCELLANEOUS COMPOSITIONS; NATURAL RESINS; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; OTHER WORKING OF METAL; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PAINTS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICS; POLISHES; PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECOGNITION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; STORING; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TRANSPORTING; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR; WOODSTAINS

Various embodiments disclosed relate to a shim pattern. The shim pattern includes a release film. The shim pattern further includes a curable composition disposed on the release film. There are various advantages to using the shim pattern disclosed herein. For example, according to various embodiments, the shim pattern can be used to easily produce a model of a gap between two components of an aircraft (e.g., an airplane, helicopter, drone, or spacecraft) that can be used to form a shim to close the gap. Selon divers modes de réalisation, la présente invention concerne un gabarit de cale. Le gabarit de cale comprend un film anti-adhésif. Le gabarit de cale comprend en outre une composition durcissable disposée sur le film anti-adhésif. L'invention présente divers avantages en ce qui concerne l'utilisation du gabarit de cale selon l'invention. Par exemple, selon divers modes de réalisation, le gabarit de cale peut être utilisé pour produire facilement un modèle d'un espace entre deux composants d'un aéronef (par exemple, un avion, un hélicoptère, un drone ou un engin spatial) qui peut être utilisé pour former une cale pour fermer l'espace.