Invention Grant
US08529720B2 Aerofoil sub-assembly, an aerofoil and a method of making an aerofoil
有权
Aerofoil子组件,机翼和制作机翼的方法
- Patent Title: Aerofoil sub-assembly, an aerofoil and a method of making an aerofoil
- Patent Title (中): Aerofoil子组件,机翼和制作机翼的方法
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Application No.: US12453762Application Date: 2009-05-21
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Publication No.: US08529720B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: Keith C. Goldfinch , Oliver M. Strother
- Applicant: Keith C. Goldfinch , Oliver M. Strother
- Applicant Address: GB London
- Assignee: Rolls-Royce, PLC
- Current Assignee: Rolls-Royce, PLC
- Current Assignee Address: GB London
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: GB0813539.4 20080724
- Main IPC: B32B3/00
- IPC: B32B3/00 ; B32B37/00

Abstract:
A method of making an aerofoil comprises the steps of providing first and second skin panels and first and second web-forming membranes. The web-forming membranes each have a series of elongate slots formed longitudinally therein so as to define a series of alternating wide and narrow strips. The wide strips of one membrane are arranged against the narrow strips of the other membrane and the skin panels are arranged either side of the two web-forming membranes. Parts of the web-forming membranes and parts of the skin panels are treated with a release layer and the sub-assembly is compressed and heated so as to effect diffusion bonding between those parts of the membranes and skin panels which are not treated with the release layer. The sub-assembly is then heated and inflated so as to draw the first and second skin panels apart and that, in turn, causes the web-forming membranes to form webs internally.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100021693A1 Aerofoil sub-assembly, an aerofoil and a method of making an aerofoil Public/Granted day:2010-01-28
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