High rate fabrication of compression molded components
Abstract
A method for fabricating a thermoplastic composite component comprises inductively heating a thermoplastic pre-form with a first induction coil by inducing current to flow in susceptor wires disposed throughout the pre-form, inductively heating smart susceptors in a molding tool to a leveling temperature with a second induction coil by applying a high-strength magnetic field having a magnetic flux that passes through surfaces of the smart susceptors, shaping the magnetic flux that passes through surfaces of the smart susceptors to flow substantially parallel to a molding surface of the smart susceptors, placing the heated pre-form between the heated smart susceptors; and applying molding pressure to the pre-form to form the composite component.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1248017
- Patent Number(s):
- 9314975
- Application Number:
- 13/870,111
- Assignee:
- The Boeing Company (Chicago, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29K - INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS OR TO MATERIALS FOR {MOULDS, } REINFORCEMENTS, FILLERS OR PREFORMED PARTS, e.g. INSERTS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B29 - WORKING OF PLASTICS B29C - SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG36-08GO18135
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 2013 Apr 25
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
Citation Formats
Matsen, Marc R., Negley, Mark A., Dykstra, William C., Smith, Glen L., and Miller, Robert J. High rate fabrication of compression molded components. United States: N. p., 2016.
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Matsen, Marc R., Negley, Mark A., Dykstra, William C., Smith, Glen L., & Miller, Robert J. High rate fabrication of compression molded components. United States.
Matsen, Marc R., Negley, Mark A., Dykstra, William C., Smith, Glen L., and Miller, Robert J. Tue .
"High rate fabrication of compression molded components". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1248017.
@article{osti_1248017,
title = {High rate fabrication of compression molded components},
author = {Matsen, Marc R. and Negley, Mark A. and Dykstra, William C. and Smith, Glen L. and Miller, Robert J.},
abstractNote = {A method for fabricating a thermoplastic composite component comprises inductively heating a thermoplastic pre-form with a first induction coil by inducing current to flow in susceptor wires disposed throughout the pre-form, inductively heating smart susceptors in a molding tool to a leveling temperature with a second induction coil by applying a high-strength magnetic field having a magnetic flux that passes through surfaces of the smart susceptors, shaping the magnetic flux that passes through surfaces of the smart susceptors to flow substantially parallel to a molding surface of the smart susceptors, placing the heated pre-form between the heated smart susceptors; and applying molding pressure to the pre-form to form the composite component.},
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