Systems and methods for compacting a charge of composite material

Systems and methods for compacting a charge of composite material (810). These systems and methods may utilize a vacuum compaction device (100) to compact the charge of composite material (810) on a supporting surface (200). The vacuum compaction device may be reusable and may be configured to defin...

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Hauptverfasser:	King, Mark E, Rotter, Daniel M, Davis, Kieran P, Robins, Brian Gregory
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	Systems and methods for compacting a charge of composite material (810). These systems and methods may utilize a vacuum compaction device (100) to compact the charge of composite material (810) on a supporting surface (200). The vacuum compaction device may be reusable and may be configured to define an enclosed volume when positioned on the supporting surface and may include a barrier structure (110) and a sealing structure (170) that is configured to form a fluid seal when compressed between the supporting surface and the barrier structure. The vacuum compaction device (100) also may include a vacuum distribution manifold (140) that is in fluid communication with and configured to selectively apply a vacuum to the enclosed volume. Application of the vacuum to the enclosed volume may decrease a pressure within the enclosed volume and transition the vacuum compaction device (100) from an undeformed configuration to a deformed configuration, thereby compacting the charge of composite material (810) on the supporting surface (200).