Systems and methods are provided for a caul plate having a feature for removal. One embodiment is a caul plate for forming a composite part. The caul plate includes a body that includes a lower surface which faces the composite part, and an upper surface that is opposite to the lower surface. The caul plate also includes a groove in the upper surface to accept a tool to slide the caul plate laterally from the composite part.
Caul plate with feature for separating from composite part
2023-07-18
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Overlapping caul plates and method for composite manufacturing
European Patent Office | 2021
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