Abstract:
The invention relates to a laminate structure (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) of stacked sheets of composite material and method of manufacturing a laminate structure (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) of composite material. The structure (10, 20, 30, 40, 50) comprises at least one curved portion(105, 205, 305, 325, 405A, 405B, 425A, 425B, 505) having an inner radius of curvature(R1) and an outer radius of curvature(R2). The stacked sheets (3) of composite material in the at least one curved portion(105, 205, 305, 325, 405A, 405B, 425A, 425B, 505) have a total thickness (W). Resin (21) is provided between at least two of the sheets (3) of composite material on the portions of the sheets (3) forming the at least one curved portion (105, 205, 305, 325, 405A, 405B, 425A, 425B, 505), wherein the difference between the outer radius of curvature(R2) and the inner radius of curvature(R1) is smaller than the thickness (W).
Abstract:
The present invention regards a composite laminate skin comprising a plurality of fiber reinforced plastic plies (7) stacked onto each other, the laminate skin (3) comprises a plurality of fastening apertures (9), each of which extending entirely or partly through the laminate skin (3) in a direction essentially orthogonally or orthogonally to the plane (P) of the laminate skin (3), each fastening aperture (9) being adapted for encompassing a respective fastening element (11). The fastening aperture (9) extends through a tailored stack (14) of at least two inserts (13) for taking up clamp forces in edge areas surrounding the fastening apertures so that the laminate skin can be made thinner. The invention also regards a method for manufacture of the laminate skin.
Abstract:
A stiffening element 11 comprising at least a first stiffening profile 1and at least a second stiffening profile 2. The first stiffening profile 1 comprises a profile member 4, at least one structural flange 8 is connected to the profile member 4, a through-passage 9 extending through the profile member 4,and at least one support flange 10 is connected to the profile member 4.The second stiffening profile 2 comprises a bottom portion 12 and at least one support side portion 13 connected to the bottom portion 12. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for manufacturing a stiffening element 11 and a method for manufacturing a reinforced structure 15, wherein the reinforced structure 15 comprises at least one structural element 14 and at least one stiffening element 11.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composite article 801, wherein the article has a longitudinal direction L and a transversal direction T, the article 80 comprises a stack of plies wherein one ply is a bottom ply and one ply is a top ply, most of or all of the plies comprise fibres, and the article comprises a plurality of plies having fibres substantially in the orthogonal direction 810 to the longitudinal direction L of the article 801 and the stack further comprises a plurality of plies having fibres substantially in the same direction 811 as the longitudinally direction L of the article 801 and / or a plurality of plies having fibres in the diagonal direction (812, 813, 815, 816, 817, 818) of the longitudinal direction (L) of the article (801), wherein at least one of the ply / plies having fibres substantially in the orthogonal direction 810 to the longitudinal direction L of the article 801 comprise fibres that are stiffer than the fibres in the other plies which have less stiff fibres. The present invention also relates to a method of forming an article on a tool, the tool having one longitudinal direction L and one transversal direction T.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a reinforced structure (1) and a method for manufacturing a reinforced structure (1) of composite material. The reinforced structure (1) comprises a stiffening element (2) which is attached to the concave surface (37) of a shell element (3). The stiffening element (2) comprises a first profile (5A) and a second profile (5B) connected to each other and forming a web (9). The stiffening element (2) further comprises a reinforcing element (7) of composite material having at least one forming bulge (21) on each of its respective sides (31and 33). The forming bulges (21) extend from an outer edge (27) of the reinforcing element (7) to an inner edge (29) of reinforcing element (7). The height of the at least two forming bulges (21) is highest at the outer edge (27), tapers towards the inner edge (29) and is levelled out at the inner edge (29). The reinforcing element (7) is positioned between the first profile (5A) and the second profile (5B) and forms the web (9) of the stiffening element (2).
Abstract:
The present invention regards a method of producing a forming tool and the forming tool for forming an article, the forming tool (1) comprises a composite face sheet (7) having a forming surface (29) and an inner surface (17) opposite the forming surface (29), and further comprises a support structure being attached to the inner surface (17) of the composite face sheet (7). The support structure comprises a support shell (9, 9', 9") of composite having a first surface (27) facing the inner surface (17) of the composite face sheet (7) and having a second surface (28) opposite the first surface (27), the support structure further comprises distance members (11, 31), and the support shell (9, 9', 9") is fixed at a distance from the composite face (7) sheet by means of the distance members (11, 31).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composite article 801, wherein the article has a longitudinal direction L and a transversal direction T, the article 80 comprises a stack of plies wherein one ply is a bottom ply and one ply is a top ply, most of or all of the plies comprise fibres, and the article comprises a plurality of plies having fibres substantially in the orthogonal direction 810 to the longitudinal direction L of the article 801 and the stack further comprises a plurality of plies having fibres substantially in the same direction 811 as the longitudinally direction L of the article 801 and / or a plurality of plies having fibres in the diagonal direction (812, 813, 815, 816, 817, 818) of the longitudinal direction (L) of the article (801), wherein at least one of the ply / plies having fibres substantially in the orthogonal direction 810 to the longitudinal direction L of the article 801 comprise fibres that are stiffer than the fibres in the other plies which have less stiff fibres. The present invention also relates to a method of forming an article on a tool, the tool having one longitudinal direction L and one transversal direction T.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a reinforced structure (1) and a method for manufacturing a reinforced structure (1) of composite material. The reinforced structure (1) comprises a stiffening element (2) which is attached to the concave surface (37) of a shell element (3). The stiffening element (2) comprises a first profile (5A) and a second profile (5B) connected to each other and forming a web (9). The stiffening element (2) further comprises a reinforcing element (7) of composite material having at least one forming bulge (21) on each of its respective sides (31and 33). The forming bulges (21) extend from an outer edge (27) of the reinforcing element (7) to an inner edge (29) of reinforcing element (7). The height of the at least two forming bulges (21) is highest at the outer edge (27), tapers towards the inner edge (29) and is levelled out at the inner edge (29). The reinforcing element (7) is positioned between the first profile (5A) and the second profile (5B) and forms the web (9) of the stiffening element (2).
Abstract:
The present invention regards a method of producing a forming tool and the forming tool for forming an article, the forming tool (1) comprises a composite face sheet (7) having a forming surface (29) and an inner surface (17) opposite the forming surface (29), and further comprises a support structure being attached to the inner surface (17) of the composite face sheet (7). The support structure comprises a support shell (9, 9', 9") of composite having a first surface (27) facing the inner surface (17) of the composite face sheet (7) and having a second surface (28) opposite the first surface (27), the support structure further comprises distance members (11, 31), and the support shell (9, 9', 9") is fixed at a distance from the composite face (7) sheet by means of the distance members (11, 31).