公开(公告)号：US07270303B1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-18

申请号：US11232169

申请日：2005-09-21

申请人： Adam Aaron Wapniak ,  Steven M. Huybrechts ,  Alok Das

发明人： Adam Aaron Wapniak ,  Steven M. Huybrechts ,  Alok Das

IPC分类号： B64G1/64

CPC分类号： B64G1/1078 ,  B64G1/646

摘要： A pincer system is comprised of an array of pincers. Each pincer includes an inner disk having legs that are pushed downwards onto a pliable material to cause protuberances, while an outer disk is rotated to simultaneously squeeze the extruded material between its legs and those of the stationary inner disk. Tracks provide for slideable movement of the individual pincers. The system, carrying an attached micro-satellite, translates across a pliable material covering a spacecraft by coordinating the movement of the pincers with their grasping of the pliable material. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, and is intended to allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.

摘要翻译： 钳子系统由一系列钳子组成。 每个夹子包括具有向下推到柔韧材料上以引起突起的腿的内圆盘，同时外圆盘旋转以同时挤压挤压材料在其腿部与固定内圆盘之间。 轨道提供单个夹子的可滑动运动。 携带附着的微型卫星的系统通过协调钳子的运动及其柔性材料的抓握来翻译穿过航天器的柔韧材料。 提供该摘要以符合要求摘要的规则，并且旨在允许搜索者或其他读者快速确定技术公开内容的主题。 提交它的理解是，它不会用于解释或限制权利要求的范围或含义。

公开(公告)号：US06245274B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-12

申请号：US09035305

申请日：1998-03-02

申请人： Steven M. Huybrechts ,  Troy E. Meink ,  Richard L. Underwood, Jr.

发明人： Steven M. Huybrechts ,  Troy E. Meink ,  Richard L. Underwood, Jr.

IPC分类号： B29C7044

CPC分类号： B29C70/342 ,  Y10S425/014

摘要： A method for making grid-stiffened structures as provided. The method includes providing a base tool having a plurality of grooves and an expansion tool having a plurality of compaction grooves therein for fitting into a plurality of the base tool grooves so as to define compaction grooves therein. A plurality of prepreg tows are then wound into the compaction grooves. A skin is then placed over the so-wound tows, the expansion tool and the base tool to define an assembly. The assembly is then bagged and autoclaved so that the expansion tool expands to provide lateral pressure to compact the prepreg tows in the compaction grooves to shape same into ribs to form a rib-stiffened structure. An analytical thermal model is developed to predict the behavior of the expansion tool.

摘要翻译： 一种制造网格加强结构的方法。 该方法包括提供具有多个凹槽的基座工具和一个其中具有多个压实槽的膨胀工具，用于装配到多个基础工具槽中，以便在其中限定压实槽。 然后将多个预浸料丝束卷绕到压实槽中。 然后将皮肤放置在如此缠绕的丝束，膨胀工具和基础工具上以限定组件。 然后将组件装袋并高压灭菌，使得膨胀工具膨胀以提供侧向压力，以压实压实槽中的预浸料丝束以将其形成为肋，以形成肋加强结构。 开发了一种分析热模型来预测膨胀工具的行为。