A caul plate assembly for applying compaction pressure to a composite structure includes caul plates arranged side-by-side on the surface of the composite structure. The caul plates include overlapping edges of compliant material which form a continuous face applying even pressure and shear across gaps between the caul plates.
Overlapping caul plates and method for composite manufacturing
2021-06-15
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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