公开(公告)号：US11738493B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17242014

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: Textron Innovations Inc.

Inventor： David G. Carlson ,  Douglas K. Wolfe ,  James A. Cordell

IPC: B23P19/10 ,  B32B27/02 ,  B33Y10/00 ,  B29C48/05 ,  B29C63/00 ,  B64C11/16 ,  B64C3/00 ,  B29C70/52 ,  B29C64/118 ,  B29C33/38 ,  B64F5/10 ,  B29C65/78 ,  B29C65/00 ,  B25B11/02 ,  B29C70/54 ,  B29K105/10 ,  B29K105/14 ,  B29L31/00 ,  B29L31/08 ,  B29L31/30

CPC classification number: B29C48/05 ,  B25B11/02 ,  B29C33/3842 ,  B29C63/0069 ,  B29C64/118 ,  B29C65/78 ,  B29C65/7802 ,  B29C66/721 ,  B29C66/7311 ,  B29C66/73111 ,  B29C66/73112 ,  B29C70/52 ,  B29C70/541 ,  B29C70/543 ,  B32B27/02 ,  B64C3/00 ,  B64C11/16 ,  B64F5/10 ,  B23P2700/01 ,  B29K2105/106 ,  B29K2105/14 ,  B29K2995/0044 ,  B29L2031/08 ,  B29L2031/082 ,  B29L2031/3076 ,  B29L2031/3079 ,  B29L2031/3082 ,  B29L2031/3085 ,  B29L2031/3088 ,  B29L2031/757 ,  B32B2262/0215

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes fastening a plurality of components of a composite structure in an assembly fixture, wherein the assembly fixture comprises a plurality of strands of a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material, wherein the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic material comprises a thermoplastic embedded with a plurality of reinforcement fibers, wherein the plurality of reinforcement fibers is aligned within each strand of the plurality of strands, and wherein the assembly fixture further comprises an anisotropic thermal expansion property based on an orientation of the plurality of reinforcement fibers within the assembly fixture; and heating the assembly fixture in an autoclave to bond the plurality of components of the composite structure.