Polymeric stiffened sheet-like component and process for producing the same

    公开(公告)号:US11608154B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-21

    申请号:US16839355

    申请日:2020-04-03

    发明人: Paul Jörn Remo Hinz

    摘要: A process for producing a polymeric stiffened sheet-like component, for example a panel, for aircraft construction. Production includes integration of hollow stiffening profiles, for example closed omega stringers, onto a sheet-like component, for example an external skin, where the stringers and external skin are produced from thermoplastic composite material. The stringers are integrated onto the external skin by establishing contact between the stringers and the external skin and melting thermoplastic composite material with exposure to heat and pressure at the areas of contact between external skin and stringers. Melting of the other sections of the stringers is avoided with a pressurized cooling fluid with a temperature significantly below the melting point of thermoplastic composite material, the fluid flowing through the airtight enclosed space in the stringers. Use of closed airtight thermoplastic omega stringers allows integration of the stringers onto the external skin in absence of any flexible tube within the stringers.

    HEEL CAP MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20230068828A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17491620

    申请日:2021-10-01

    摘要: A heel cap manufacturing method includes the steps of: a) preparing a multilayer composite material; b) performing the first time of molding by thermal pressing to the multilayer composite material by a thermal pressing device to obtain a thermal pressed semi-product; c) taking out the thermal pressed semi-product from the thermal pressing device and fixing it to a heel cap mold; d) performing the second time of molding by cold pressing to the thermal pressed semi-product together with the heel cap mold in a cooling device to obtain a cooled semi-product; and e) demolding and rewarming the cooled semi-product to obtain a finished heel cap. The present invention uses the processing manner of molding twice by cold and thermal pressing to manufacture the structurally more complex heel cap, effectively lowering difficulty of the manufacturing process and raising production efficiency. A heel cap manufacturing equipment is also provided.

    Formable resin sheet, production method for formable resin sheet, shaped object and production method for shaped object

    公开(公告)号:US11141932B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-12

    申请号:US16526220

    申请日:2019-07-30

    发明人: Hideki Takahashi

    摘要: A production method for a shaped object includes preparing a formable resin sheet that includes a base made from a resin, and a thermally expansive layer provided on a first side of the base and containing a thermally expandable material, a thermal conversion layer forming step of forming a thermal conversion layer that contains an electromagnetic wave heat conversion material that converts electromagnetic waves to heat on a first side of the formable resin sheet, an electrically conductive layer forming step of forming an electrically conductive layer on a second side of the formable resin sheet, and an irradiating step of, after forming the thermal conversion layer and the electrically conductive layer, irradiating the thermal conversion layer with the electromagnetic waves to cause the thermal expansive layer to distend and cause the base to deform in accordance with the distension of the thermal expansive layer. The thermal conversion layer and the electrically conductive layer are formed such that at least a portion of the electrically conductive layer is opposite at least a portion of the thermal conversion layer, with the base and the thermally expansive layer interposed therebetween.

    FILM MOLDING TOOL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FILM MOLDING TOOL, AND USE OF A FILM MOLDING TOOL

    公开(公告)号:US20210252748A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US16479517

    申请日:2017-11-13

    申请人: Persico SpA

    IPC分类号: B29C33/56 B29C33/02 B29C33/42

    摘要: The invention relates to a film forming tool for laminating a component with a laminating element or for molding a thermoplastic film with an embossed geometry; an alternative method for embossed shell production and use of a respective film forming tool.
    In particular, the invention relates to a manufacturing method for embossed shells which saves both manufacturing time and manufacturing costs and which allows a long service life as well as a high molding quality.
    For this purpose, the mold shell of a film forming tool is provided with a ceramic layer which has an embossment structure, allowing a transfer of the embossment structure to the laminating element with the laminating method.

    COMPOSITE-MATERIAL MOLDING APPARATUS AND COMPOSITE-MATERIAL MOLDING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210206126A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US16065335

    申请日:2017-01-11

    摘要: A composite-material molding apparatus for molding a composite material, wherein the molding apparatus is provided with: a main body; a composite-material layer in which a molding face for molding a composite material is formed, the composite-material layer coating the surface of the main body; a filamentous fiber-optic temperature sensor embedded in the composite-material layer; a heating unit provided inside the main body; and a control device for controlling the heating unit on the basis of the temperature measured by the fiber-optic temperature sensor; the fiber-optic temperature sensor being disposed in planar fashion in a plane parallel to the molding face.