Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Roll forming composite components
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Application No.: US14793565Application Date: 2015-07-07
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Publication No.: US09718262B2Publication Date: 2017-08-01
- Inventor: Oliver Marks , Steven Evans
- Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Applicant Address: GB Bristol
- Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Current Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: GB Bristol
- Agency: Hauptman Ham, LLP
- Priority: GB1412157.8 20140708
- Main IPC: B29C53/04
- IPC: B29C53/04 ; B29C70/42 ; B32B37/00 ; B32B38/00 ; B29C70/30

Abstract:
A method of roll forming a plurality of composite components. The method includes the steps: (a) laying a plurality of blanks onto a carrier strip, each blank including a stack of sheets of uncured composite material contacting a respective contact part of the carrier strip; (b) after step (a), forming the blanks and their respective contact parts of the carrier strip with a desired cross-sectional profile by passing the carrier strip carrying the blanks through a series of sets of rollers, each set of rollers performing an incremental part of a bending operation until the desired cross-sectional profile is obtained; (c) after step (b), separating the blanks along with their respective carrier strips from the rest of the carrier strip; and (d) before or after step (c), curing the blanks.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160009061A1 ROLL FORMING COMPOSITE COMPONENTS Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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