专利类型:  发明专利
申请号:  US201313937285
申请日期:  2013-07-09
公开号:  US9469087B2
公开日期:  2016-10-18
申请人:  BOEING CO
发明人:  MATSEN MARC ROLLO;MARCOE JEFFERY LEE;KISMARTON MAX U;GREGG PAUL STEVENSON;FIRTH LEE CHARLES
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摘要:  A method and apparatus for forming a sandwich structure is presented. A sandwich structure comprises a metallic core layer and a thermoplastic layer on a first side of the metallic core layer. The thermoplastic layer is consolidated against the first side of the metallic core layer.
主权项:  A method of forming a sandwich structure comprising: joining a plurality of metallic core panels using a plurality of thermoplastic parts, wherein the plurality of thermoplastic parts define at least one vertex of an angle formed by joining the plurality of metallic core panels; placing a first thermoplastic layer on a first side of a metallic core layer having a plurality of cavities, wherein the metallic core layer comprises the plurality of metallic core panels; placing a second thermoplastic layer on a second side of the metallic core layer; placing a metallic bladder adjacent to the second thermoplastic layer on the second side of the metallic core layer, such that the second thermoplastic layer is between the metallic bladder and the second side of the metallic core layer; placing the metallic core layer in a tool; and heating the first thermoplastic layer to consolidate the first thermoplastic layer to the first side of the metallic core layer to form the sandwich structure.
专利分类号:  B29C35/08;B29C33/06;B29D99/00;B32B15/08;B29C35/02;B29C70/44;B29L31/30;B32B3/12;B29K101/12
专利状态:  有效专利
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代理机构:  Yee & Associates, P.C.
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