Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method for repairing a radome using the radome as a heating chamber and tool for implementing same
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Application No.: US15622820Application Date: 2017-06-14
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Publication No.: US10414097B2Publication Date: 2019-09-17
- Inventor: Julien Vidal , Bruno Marechal , Guillaume Ferrer , Jean-Claude Marty
- Applicant: Airbus Operations SAS , Airbus SAS
- Applicant Address: FR Toulouse FR Blagnac
- Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS,Airbus SAS
- Current Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS,Airbus SAS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Toulouse FR Blagnac
- Agency: Greer, Burns & Crain, Ltd.
- Priority: FR1655700 20160620
- Main IPC: B32B41/00
- IPC: B32B41/00 ; B29C65/02 ; B29C65/48 ; B29C65/00 ; B29C73/34 ; B64F5/40 ; B29L31/30 ; B29L31/60

Abstract:
A method and tool for repairing a damaged zone of an aircraft radome, using the actual radome itself as a heating chamber to avoid resorting to an autoclave and the removal of certain parts of the radome which cannot withstand the curing temperature needed for the repair. The method for repairing a radome, wherein the radome comprises a composite panel exhibiting a double curvature forming a dome, the panel comprising at least one damaged zone, comprises the steps of closing an interior space of the panel using a cap to form a repair chamber. The surface of the panel forms the repair chamber containing the damaged zone. Another step is heating the space inside the repair chamber to form a heating chamber allowing the curing expected for repairing the damaged zone.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170361537A1 METHOD FOR REPAIRING A RADOME USING THE RADOME AS A HEATING CHAMBER AND TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME Public/Granted day:2017-12-21
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