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
2022-03-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Tool and method for forming contoured composite stringers having reduced wrinkling
European Patent Office | 2023
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