THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE INDUCTION WELDING TOOLING FOR RIBS

A thermoplastic welding assembly (106, 300, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000) and method (1100) for joining a plurality of thermoplastic support components (314) to a thermoplastic component (312) is provided. The thermoplastic welding assembly includes a frame (302), a plurality of heat sinks (411), and a...

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Hauptverfasser:	SAMALOT, Francis J, MATLACK, Michael P
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASS B29C, RELATING TO PARTICULARARTICLES INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES B29B, B29C OR B29D, RELATING TO MOULDING MATERIALS 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:	A thermoplastic welding assembly (106, 300, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000) and method (1100) for joining a plurality of thermoplastic support components (314) to a thermoplastic component (312) is provided. The thermoplastic welding assembly includes a frame (302), a plurality of heat sinks (411), and a plurality of individually actuatable pressurizers (400). The frame (302) includes a plurality of welding slots (308a, 308b, 308n). Each heat sink (411) of the plurality of heat sinks (411) is positioned within one of the welding slots (308a, 308b, 308n). Each pressurizer (400) of the plurality of individually actuatable pressurizers (400) includes an alignment actuator (401) configured to move one thermoplastic support component (314) into alignment with one welding slot (308), and a clamping actuator (403) configured to move the one thermoplastic support component (314) into contact with the thermoplastic component (312). In some examples, the thermoplastic welding assembly (106, 300, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000) further includes a plurality of actuators (409, 413) configured to move the alignment actuator (401) and the clamping actuator (403).