公开(公告)号：US6039239A

公开(公告)日：2000-03-21

申请号：US979149

申请日：1997-11-26

申请人： Alan Derek Collier ,  Stephen Harold Johnston ,  John Eastham

发明人： Alan Derek Collier ,  Stephen Harold Johnston ,  John Eastham

IPC分类号： B21D26/055 ,  B21D47/00 ,  B23K20/02 ,  B23K31/00

CPC分类号： B21D26/055 ,  B21D47/00 ,  Y10T428/1234 ,  Y10T428/12347 ,  Y10T428/24661

摘要： The present invention provides a method of making a frame, particularly for the aircraft industry, having a central member (34) and one or more cantilever ribs (32); such a frame can be made by forging or machining but these are time-consuming and expensive. According to the present invention such frames are made by diffusion bonding and superplastic forming techniques, whereby a pack of sheets are bonded together except in certain areas. Gas is injected into those areas to inflate the pack superplastically to form one or more closed cells (16). The top of the cells is then machined off along line 23, while the side walls of the cells are retained, to provide a frame having cantilever ribs (32).

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种制造具有中心构件（34）和一个或多个悬臂肋（32）的框架的方法，特别是用于飞机工业的框架。 这样的框架可以通过锻造或机械加工制造，但是这些框架是耗时且昂贵的。 根据本发明，这种框架通过扩散粘合和超塑性成形技术制成，由此除了某些区域之外，一组片材粘合在一起。 将气体注入到这些区域中以超塑性膨胀以形成一个或多个闭孔（16）。 然后，沿着线23加工细胞的顶部，同时保持细胞的侧壁，以提供具有悬臂肋（32）的框架。

公开(公告)号：US5809737A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-22

申请号：US573970

申请日：1995-12-15

申请人： Alan Derek Collier ,  Stephen Harold Johnston ,  John Eastham

发明人： Alan Derek Collier ,  Stephen Harold Johnston ,  John Eastham

IPC分类号： B21D26/055 ,  B21D47/00 ,  E04C2/34

CPC分类号： B21D26/055 ,  B21D47/00 ,  Y10T428/1234 ,  Y10T428/12347 ,  Y10T428/24661

摘要： The present invention provides a method of making a frame, particularly for the aircraft industry, having a central member (34) and one or more cantilever ribs (32); such a frame can be made by forging or machining but these are time-consuming and expensive. According to the present invention such frames are made by diffusion bonding and superplastic forming techniques, whereby a pack of sheets are bonded together except in certain areas. Gas is injected into those areas to inflate the pack superplastically to form one or more closed cells (16). The top of the cells is then machined off along line 23, while the side walls of the cells are retained, to provide a frame having cantilever ribs (32).

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种制造具有中心构件（34）和一个或多个悬臂肋（32）的框架的方法，特别是用于飞机工业的框架。 这样的框架可以通过锻造或机械加工制造，但是这些框架是耗时且昂贵的。 根据本发明，这种框架通过扩散粘合和超塑性成形技术制成，由此除了某些区域之外，一组片材粘合在一起。 将气体注入到这些区域中以超塑性膨胀以形成一个或多个闭孔（16）。 然后，沿着线23加工细胞的顶部，同时保持细胞的侧壁，以提供具有悬臂肋（32）的框架。