Disclosed herein are systems and techniques for producing complex components using a reinforced thermoplastic material. The complex components can include contoured or curved outer surfaces, and in some cases define a cavity. In certain examples, one or more thermoplastic materials are arranged to form a wheel component, such as that adapted to define a rim of the bicycle. Thermal bonding can be used to join multiple reinforced thermoplastic materials to one another in order to form a cavity of the wheel component or other complex shape. In certain examples, a portion of a tooling assembly can be pressurized to maintain a shape of the cavity during thermal bonding and cooling. This can remove the need for a sacrificial bladder or other structure that would maintain the shape of the cavity, allowing for a seamless final component, optionally absent indicia of bladder exit or other seams.
REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF
VERSTÄRKTE THERMOPLASTISCHE KOMPONENTEN UND VERFAHREN ZU IHRER HERSTELLUNG
ÉLÉMENTS THERMOPLASTIQUES RENFORCÉS ET LEURS PROCÉDÉS DE FABRICATION
2023-10-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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