Apparatus for curing composite materials and method of use thereof

    公开(公告)号:US10588177B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-10

    申请号:US15727804

    申请日:2017-10-09

    摘要: A method of supplying electricity to an electrical component inside a vacuum chamber may include positioning an electrical component inside a vacuum chamber, the electrical component having a first electrical connector portion. A second electrical connector portion may then be connected to the first electrical portion through a hole in a flexible wall of the vacuum chamber, the second electrical connector portion being electrically connected to circuitry disposed outside the vacuum chamber. The connecting step may include hermetically clamping the flexible wall of the vacuum chamber between the first and second electrical connector portions.

    Apparatus for curing composite materials and method of use thereof

    公开(公告)号:US09788366B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-10

    申请号:US14512329

    申请日:2014-10-10

    摘要: An apparatus may include a curing apparatus and an electrical coupler. The curing apparatus may include one or more electrical components related to curing a composite material inside a vacuum chamber at least partially defined by a flexible wall. The electrical coupler may be connected to the curing apparatus. The coupler may include a first set of one or more electrical contacts electrically connected to the one or more electrical components of the curing apparatus inside the vacuum chamber. The coupler may be configured to hermetically extend through a hole in the flexible wall. Such extension may dispose the first set of one or more electrical contacts in a space outside of the vacuum chamber for electrical interconnection of the one or more electrical components of the curing apparatus inside the vacuum chamber with circuitry disposed in the space outside of the vacuum chamber.