ESTABLISHING ELECTRONICS IN COMPOSITE PARTS BY LOCATING ELECTRONICS ON LAY-UP MANDRELS

    公开(公告)号:US20240359411A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18768167

    申请日:2024-07-10

    IPC分类号: B29C70/30 B29C70/54 B29L31/30

    摘要: A method for forming composite materials and associated apparatuses is presented, including positioning at least one electronic component on a lay-up surface. The method also includes positioning a composite on the lay-up surface, where the composite comprises resin and fibers. Additionally, the method includes causing a flow of the resin between the lay-up surface and the fibers. Yet further, the method includes curing the resin to form a cured resin, where the electronic component and the fibers are located in the cured resin. The composite material includes a resin having a shape based on a surface of a lay-up system. Additionally, the composite material includes fibers contained within the resin. Further, the composite materials includes at least one electronic component. The electronic component of the composite material is located in the resin based on a flow of the resin around the electronic component on the surface of the lay-up.

    Establishing electronics in composite parts by locating electronics on lay-up mandrels

    公开(公告)号:US12064927B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US16184146

    申请日:2018-11-08

    IPC分类号: B29C70/30 B29C70/54 B29L31/30

    摘要: A method for forming composite materials and associated apparatuses is presented, including positioning at least one electronic component on a lay-up surface. The method also includes positioning a composite on the lay-up surface, where the composite comprises resin and fibers. Additionally, the method includes causing a flow of the resin between the lay-up surface and the fibers. Yet further, the method includes curing the resin to form a cured resin, where the electronic component and the fibers are located in the cured resin. The composite material includes a resin having a shape based on a surface of a lay-up system. Additionally, the composite material includes fibers contained within the resin. Further, the composite materials includes at least one electronic component. The electronic component of the composite material is located in the resin based on a flow of the resin around the electronic component on the surface of the lay-up.

    TUBULAR WITH SCREW THREAD
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240247746A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-25

    申请号:US18624531

    申请日:2024-04-02

    申请人: ITREC B.V.

    摘要: A riser section includes two filament-reinforced tubulars and a coupling sleeve for connecting the two filament-reinforced tubulars. The coupling sleeve includes a screw thread at opposite ends for cooperating with a screw thread provided on sections of the filament-reinforced tubulars. The riser section includes two torque locks, wherein the torque locks are each mounted on one of the filament-reinforced tubulars, and are on opposite ends of the coupling sleeve. The torque locks are provided with coupling teeth extending in an axial direction. The coupling sleeve is at opposite ends provided with coupling teeth extending in the axial direction. When the tubulars are screwed into the coupling sleeve and the torque locks have been mounted to secure the rotational movement of the tubulars relative to the coupling sleeve, the coupling teeth of each of the torque locks engages the coupling teeth of the coupling sleeve such that they block rotation of the torque lock relative to the coupling sleeve and allow for movement of the torque lock relative to the coupling sleeve in the axial direction, and thus allow for elongation of the sections of the tubulars including the screw thread. The pitch of the screw thread of the tubulars increases in a direction away from the end of the tubular, and the pitch of the screw threads of the coupling sleeve increases in a direction towards the end of the coupling sleeve.

    Apparatus and method to tailor fiber distortion in composite parts

    公开(公告)号:US11993033B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-28

    申请号:US17872282

    申请日:2022-07-25

    发明人: Gagandeep Saini

    IPC分类号: B29C70/54 B29C70/44 B29D99/00

    摘要: A method for positioning wrinkling of a cured composite material at a predetermined location in fabricating a composite part, which includes positioning a caul plate in contact with an uncured composite material. The uncured composite material has a geometric change in shape and the caul plate has a first slit which extends through and along the caul plate. The method further includes positioning a fiber and a resin of a portion of the uncured composite material within the first slit and curing the uncured composite material positioning a wrinkle within the first slit of the caul plate.

    Wind turbine blade mold with built-in high precision geometric references on B-surface

    公开(公告)号:US11884027B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-30

    申请号:US17590451

    申请日:2022-02-01

    IPC分类号: B29C70/34 B29C70/54 B29L31/08

    摘要: Provided herein is a wind turbine blade mold system having built in precision pins to locate structural components (e.g. spar caps) during layup of composite segments. A plurality of pins can be inserted into apertures within the mold, with discs attached to the pins to maintain fixed relative distance to spar caps positioned relative to the pins to ensure precise positioning, thereby preventing/inhibiting movement of the spar cap relative to the mold. The pins can include a first extension that pierce through the layers of composite layups, and protrude above the B-surface of the blade skin. Additionally, the pins can include a marker tip releasably attached to the pin top to provide visual identification of the pin and underlying structural components. The pins can remain embedded within the final molded part.