A method and apparatus for controlling thickness during lay-up and fabrication of press-cured composite articles
CA 2250272 A1 · Owner: Davis, Geoffrey C. R. · Inventors: Davis, Geoffrey C. R.
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A method and apparatus for controlling the thickness of press-cured composite articles during the manufacture thereof. The method includes a preparatory or fabrication stage (12) wherein prepreg plies are layed up (16) and compacted (18) to form a plurality of laminates that define a final laminate package that defines the uncured configuration of the composite article. The final laminate package may include supplemental ply-packs layed up at the mid-plane or neutral axis of the final laminate package for the purpose of controlling the overall thickness of the final laminate package. The prepreg plies layed up in the preparatory stage have been precut to conform to the final net …
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- Filed March 10, 1997. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended March 10, 2017.
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