MANUFACTURE OF TAPERED COMPOSITE PANELS

    公开(公告)号:US20250001720A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-02

    申请号:US18756468

    申请日:2024-06-27

    Abstract: A composite manufacture assembly is disclosed including a pair of closed mould tools for pressing a composite laminate panel therebetween, the closed mould tools having opposing inner surfaces that define an inner cavity that decreases in height along a span of the inner cavity in accordance with a curved rational function, the decrease in height corresponding to a designed thickness of the composite panel. The composite laminate panel including a stack of fibre-reinforced composite plies; a plurality of sets of ply drops spaced along a span of the composite laminate panel at which a corresponding set of plies terminate such that the thickness of the composite laminate panel varies along the span in accordance with the position and thickness of the sets of ply drops, each set of ply drops comprising one or more ply drops.

    Systems and methods for manufacturing large contoured parts from thermoplastic laminate sheets

    公开(公告)号:US12172396B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-12-24

    申请号:US18295122

    申请日:2023-04-03

    Abstract: A system for manufacturing a part includes a mold having a contoured forming surface. The system also includes at least one tension strap, configured to attach to a consolidated laminate sheet, and a heating assembly, positioned relative to the mold and configured to supply heat to the consolidated laminate sheet, when attached to the at least one tension strap, to form a heated consolidated laminate sheet. The system additionally includes a strap retraction mechanism, configured to retract the at least one tension strap, when attached to the consolidated laminate sheet, to force the heated consolidated laminate sheet against the contoured forming surface of the mold. The heating assembly includes a flexible heating element configured to flex to conform to a shape of the heated consolidated laminate sheet as the heated consolidated laminate sheet is forced against the contoured forming surface of the mold.

    Motorcycle rear swingarm, motorcycle with swingarm and manufacturing method

    公开(公告)号:US20240391553A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-28

    申请号:US18697172

    申请日:2022-09-21

    Inventor: Andrea AGUGGIARO

    Abstract: An assembly for a motorcycle, including a first element composed of a first composite material comprising one or more fabrics of carbon fibers linked together by means of a polymeric resin, and a second element composed of a second composite material having chopped and randomly arranged carbon fibers linked together by means of a polymeric resin, where the first element is bonded to the second element by means of a structural adhesive, the first element is a swingarm and the second element is constrained to the swingarm and includes one or more of a slider, a support of a suspension of the motorcycle, a bushing.

    Systems and methods for rotary tensioning of fibrous preforms

    公开(公告)号:US12145328B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-19

    申请号:US17991699

    申请日:2022-11-21

    Applicant: ROHR, INC.

    Abstract: A shape forming tool for pre-carbonization compression of a fibrous preform is provided, comprising a female forming tool, a first plug, a second plug, and a wedge, each configured to be received by a die recess of the female forming tool. A first tapered surface of the wedge is configured to engage the first plug and the second tapered surface of the wedge is configured to engage the second plug. In response to the first tapered surface of the wedge engaging the first plug and the second tapered surface of the wedge engaging the second plug, the first plug and the second plug, respectively, are configured to move laterally towards opposing sides of the female forming tool and/or vertically toward a bottom side of the female forming tool to compress the fibrous preform into a shaped body.

    TOOLING SETS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAMP FORMING A WORKPIECE

    公开(公告)号:US20240375361A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-14

    申请号:US18314948

    申请日:2023-05-10

    Abstract: A tooling set for stamp forming a workpiece includes a first stamping tool, a second stamping tool and an elastomeric layer between the first and second stamping tools. The first stamping tool defines a first forming face. The second stamping tool defines a second forming face. The elastomeric layer defines first and second compliant stamping surfaces. A method for stamp forming a workpiece includes positioning a workpiece between the first stamping tool and the elastomeric layer and compressing the workpiece between the first forming face and the first compliant stamping surface in response to the first and second stamping tools being approximated. A system for stamp forming a workpiece includes the tooling set.

    ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PIPES

    公开(公告)号:US20240336021A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18294927

    申请日:2022-08-03

    Applicant: Itrec B.V.

    Abstract: Moulding a composite pipe of fibre reinforcement material and a thermosetting resin that shrinks upon curing includes wrapping fibre reinforcement material about the tubular resilient sleeve of a mandrel in a non-expanded state of the sleeve. The mandrel includes an internal support structure for the sleeve which is reversibly expandable in diameter between the non-expanded state. The sleeve is internally supported by the internal support structure and an expanded state by application of an internal pressure to the sleeve. The mandrel with the fibre reinforcement material wrapped about the sleeve is accommodated in a bore of a mould. Seal members provide a closed annulus that can be evacuated. A thermosetting resin that shrinks upon curing is introduced into the closed annulus. A pressurizing fluid is supplied to the mandrel to internally pressurize the sleeve to cause diametrical expansion into the expanded state thereof whilst curing of the thermosetting resin.

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