A first thermoplastic component (200) and a second thermoplastic component (202) including a first joint portion (204) and a second joint portion (206), respectively, are provided. A least a portion of a surface area of each of the first and second joint portions (204, 206) include a respective first and second mating surface (208, 210). The first and second mating surfaces (208, 210) of the respective first and second joint portions are positioned in contact with one another. The first and second joint portions (204, 206) are fusion joined. Fusion joining the first and second joint portions (204, 206) forms a fused unitary portion of the first and second thermoplastic components (200, 202).
METHODS OF JOINING AND REPAIRING COMPOSITE COMPONENTS
VERFAHREN ZUM VERBINDEN UND REPARIEREN VON VERBUNDBAUTEILEN
PROCÉDÉS D'ASSEMBLAGE ET DE RÉPARATION DE COMPOSANTS COMPOSITES
2020-10-14
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B29C Formen oder Verbinden von Kunststoffen , SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS / B29K Index-Schema für Formmassen oder Materialien für Verstärkungen, Füllstoffe oder vorgeformte Teile, z.B. Einlagen in Verbindung mit den Unterklassen B29B, B29C oder B29D , INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS / B29L INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULAR ARTICLES , Index-Schema für besondere Gegenstände in Verbindung mit Unterklasse B29C / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge |
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MECHANICALLY JOINING METAL COMPONENTS AND COMPOSITE COMPONENTS
European Patent Office | 2018
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