A composite wingbox structure formed of reinforced thermoplastic. The composite includes carbon fiber reinforcement and a plurality of insulation elements to localize the heat formed during the process of manufacturing the structure. The process of manufacturing the wingbox includes the steps of interleaving a series of insulations elements within a plurality of laminae and consolidating the insulation elements and laminae to form a laminate. The laminate is then aligned with a support structure such that the insulation elements overlie the supports structure. The laminate is then fused to the support structure using a non-contact heating process, such as inductive welding.
THERMOPLASTIC AEROSTRUCTURE WITH LOCALIZED PLY ISOLATION AND METHOD FOR FORMING AEROSTRUCTURE
THERMOPLASTISCHE FLUGZEUGSTRUKTUR MIT LOKALISIERTER LAGENISOLIERUNG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINER FLUGZEUGSTRUKTUR
AÉROSTRUCTURE THERMOPLASTIQUE AVEC ISOLATION DE PLI LOCALISÉE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION D'UNE AÉROSTRUCTURE
2024-07-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B32B LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM , Schichtkörper, d.h. aus Ebenen oder gewölbten Schichten, z.B. mit zell- oder wabenförmiger Form, aufgebaute Erzeugnisse / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |
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