Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130118770 | Method for the automated manufacture of a fibre composite component with integrated lightning protection, and also a fibre composite component - A method for manufacturing a fiber composite plastic component with integrated lightning protection. The steps include, for a positive mold, automatically laying down a ribbon-form pre-preg material or dry ribbon-form reinforcing fiber strands onto the mold. Then, automatically laying down a ribbon-form lightning protection material onto the pre-preg material or the reinforcing fiber strands. For a negative mold, the steps include automatically laying down the lightning protection material on the negative mold, then automatically laying down the pre-preg material or the dry reinforcing fiber strands onto the positioned lightning protection material. The method also includes curing the laminate construction formed with the pre-preg material and the lightning protection material to form the fiber composite component, or infiltrating the dry reinforcing fiber strands with a plastic, and subsequently curing the laminate construction formed with the infiltrated reinforcing fiber strands and the lightning protection material to form the fiber composite component. | 05-16-2013 |
20140168847 | Lightning strike protection means and fibre composite component - A lighting strike protection device for applying automatically to a fiber composite component. The protection device includes a reinforcement structure having a width that is less than a width of the metal strip. The fiber composite component having an integrated lighting strike protection. | 06-19-2014 |
20150028525 | Granulated Material Used In A Liquid Composite Moulding Process - A system for liquid composite moulding includes a first rigid tool part onto which a semi-finished fiber material is positioned, a first vacuum foil arrangeable on the first rigid tool part to provide a first gastight chamber therebetween having a first port, a second vacuum foil and the first vacuum foil providing a second gastight chamber, and granulated material arranged in the second gastight chamber. The semi-finished fiber material is infusible with a matrix material via the first port. A second port is provided at the second gastight chamber for applying a negative pressure thereto. Therein, the granulated material is adapted for forming a second rigid tool part when negative pressure is applied to the second port. I.e. the first vacuum foil, the second vacuum foil and the granulated material function similarly to a vacuum mattress and may be stiffened and collapsed. | 01-29-2015 |
20150084237 | PREFORM STATION AND METHOD - A preform station for forming a flexible semi-finished product and for transforming a flexible semi-finished product into a geometrically stable preform is provided. The preform station comprises a first pin array having a multitude of pins, on which the semi-finished product can be draped. Furthermore, the pins are movable along their longitudinal directions in order to form the flexible semi-finished product. Furthermore, the preform station comprises an activation device for activating a binder of the semi-finished product such that the semi-finished product can be transformed into the geometrically stable preform. | 03-26-2015 |
20150123322 | CONNECTING PORT ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN AN APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPONENT - A connecting port arrangement for use in an apparatus for producing a composite material component comprising a base member attached to a surface of a foil adapted to seal a mold of the apparatus for producing a composite material component. The base member is provided with a channel extending therethrough. The connecting port arrangement further comprises a punch member adapted to be inserted into the channel formed in the base member and provided with a cutting device suitable to cut at least one opening into the foil. | 05-07-2015 |
20150266220 | Apparatus and method for producing a composite material aircraft component - An apparatus for producing a composite material aircraft component comprises a mold having a receiving space adapted to accommodate a plastic material. A heating device is adapted to supply heat to the mold in order to heat the plastic material accommodated within the receiving space of the mold. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of heat pipes, each heat pipe having a first end which is in thermal contact with a heat source and a second end which is in thermal contact with the receiving space of the mold, such that the plastic material accommodated within the receiving space is supplied with heat transferred to the receiving space from the heat source via the plurality of heat pipes. | 09-24-2015 |
20150336684 | Lightning Strike Protection Material for dry lay-up / dry fiber placement device - A flat metallic structure having a multiplicity of openings and having a width between 6 and 1000 mm, characterized in that the metallic structure is treated with a metallic impregnating means whose melting point is lower than that of the flat metallic structure, and in that the conductivity of the metal before the impregnation is at least 15 S/m;, a use of such a structure as lightning protection means for fiber composite components as well as fiber composite components having such a structure, and a method for the production of such fiber composite components. | 11-26-2015 |
20160067930 | Assembly and method for the production of a fiber composite workpiece - An assembly for producing a fiber composite workpiece having a base tool, including a first tool part and a second tool part, arranged relative to one another either in a closed position in which they enclose an internal space, or in an open position wherein a preform can be mounted in the internal space and maintained there in a predetermined shape. The base tool includes a connection to convey matrix material into the internal space, and has a device for holding the first and second tool parts together in a closed position. A tool insert is provided which is separate from the base tool, the tool insert being mounted in the internal space of the base tool, and the tool insert including a cavity for accommodating a preform and a shaping surface, facing the cavity, for maintaining the preform in a predetermined shape. | 03-10-2016 |