Composite part compaction device

Abstract Systems and methods are provided for compacting laminates. One embodiment is a method (400) for compacting a laminate onto a surface of a forming tool. The method includes placing the laminate onto the forming tool (402), disposing a compaction device over the laminate (404), gripping the c...

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Hauptverfasser: HALBRITTER, Allen James, DUNCAN, Edward Ray
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Systems and methods are provided for compacting laminates. One embodiment is a method (400) for compacting a laminate onto a surface of a forming tool. The method includes placing the laminate onto the forming tool (402), disposing a compaction device over the laminate (404), gripping the compaction device to the forming tool (406), compacting the laminate with a pressure foot of the compaction device (408), and removing the compaction device from the forming tool (410). (START PLACE LAMINATE ONTO FORMING TOOL 402 DISPOSE COMPACTION DEVICE OVER 404 GRIP COMPACTION DEVICE TO FORMING 406 COMPACT LAMINATE WITH A PRESSURE 1.408 FOOT OF THE COMPACTION DEVICE REMOVE COMPACTION DEVICE FROM THE L FORMING TOOL