A tool for making contoured composite hat stringers allows control of stringer wrinkling. The tool includes a set of first openings that allow the tool to flex during contouring of the stringer, and a set of second openings into which portions of the composite charge may strain during the contouring.
TOOL AND METHOD FOR FORMING CONTOURED COMPOSITE STRINGERS HAVING REDUCED WRINKLING
WERKZEUG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG KONTURIERTER VERBUND-STRINGER MIT REDUZIERTER FALTENBILDUNG
OUTIL ET PROCÉDÉ DE FORMATION DE LONGERONS COMPOSITES PROFILÉS À PLIS RÉDUITS
2024-08-07
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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