公开(公告)号：US20160311176A1

公开(公告)日：2016-10-27

申请号：US14693363

申请日：2015-04-22

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Michael P. Thompson ,  Otis Franklin Layton

IPC: B29C70/30 ,  B29C65/02

CPC classification number: B29C70/30 ,  B29C70/342 ,  B29C70/446 ,  B29L2031/3076

Abstract: Disclosed systems and tooling for manufacturing flanged ducts may improve upon prior art manufacturing techniques, such as by increasing ease of manufacturing and/or quality of resulting parts formed by the systems and tooling. One example of tooling includes a first tool piece that may be coupled to a base, and a second tool piece that is selectively coupled to and removable from the first tool piece. When positioned together in a closed position, the first tool piece and second tool piece form a composite material-receiving surface and a flange surface on which composite material may be placed and cured in order to form a composite part, such as a flanged duct. Such tooling may allow for placement of composite material over a male radius of the tooling, thereby improving ergonomics of the manufacturing process, as compared to attempting to place composite material into a female radius of prior art tooling.

Abstract translation: 用于制造法兰管道的公开的系统和工具可以改进现有技术的制造技术，例如通过增加由系统和工具形成的所得部件的制造的容易性和/或质量。 工具的一个示例包括可联接到基座的第一工具部件和选择性地联接到第一工具部件并从第一工具部件移除的第二工具部件。 当一起位于关闭位置时，第一工具件和第二工具件形成复合材料接收表面和法兰表面，复合材料可以放置在其上并固化，以形成诸如法兰管道的复合部件。 与尝试将复合材料放置在现有技术工具的母半径中相比，这种工具可以允许将复合材料放置在工具的凸半径上，从而改善制造工艺的人机工程学。

公开(公告)号：US09895848B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US14693363

申请日：2015-04-22

Applicant: The Boeing Company

Inventor： Michael P. Thompson ,  Otis Franklin Layton

IPC: B29C70/30 ,  B29C70/34 ,  B29C70/44 ,  B29L31/30

CPC classification number: B29C70/30 ,  B29C70/342 ,  B29C70/446 ,  B29L2031/3076

Abstract: Disclosed systems and tooling for manufacturing flanged ducts may improve upon prior art manufacturing techniques, such as by increasing ease of manufacturing and/or quality of resulting parts formed by the systems and tooling. One example of tooling includes a first tool piece that may be coupled to a base, and a second tool piece that is selectively coupled to and removable from the first tool piece. When positioned together in a closed position, the first tool piece and second tool piece form a composite material-receiving surface and a flange surface on which composite material may be placed and cured in order to form a composite part, such as a flanged duct. Such tooling may allow for placement of composite material over a male radius of the tooling, thereby improving ergonomics of the manufacturing process, as compared to attempting to place composite material into a female radius of prior art tooling.

公开(公告)号：US20170190855A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-06

申请号：US14987988

申请日：2016-01-05

Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANY

Inventor： Gwen M. Gross ,  Michael P. Thompson

IPC: C08J5/24

CPC classification number: C08J5/24 ,  C08J2363/00 ,  C08J2363/02 ,  C08J2363/04 ,  C08J2363/06

Abstract: Methods and systems and components made according to the methods and systems, are disclosed relating to improved curing methods for epoxy resin-containing composite prepreg materials, wherein the composite prepreg materials are exposed to a flow of ammonia-containing compounds to fully cure the composite prepreg materials at substantially ambient temperatures and pressures.