METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REPAIRING LAMINATED ARTICLE HAVING DAMAGED AREA

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for repairing a laminated article having a damaged area.SOLUTION: A method for repairing a laminated article having a damaged area includes: a step of removing the damaged area from the laminated article so as to leave a repair site; a step of pos...

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Hauptverfasser:	BLACKBURN MICHELLE ANN, DEAK STEPHEN MICHAEL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
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:	PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and device for repairing a laminated article having a damaged area.SOLUTION: A method for repairing a laminated article having a damaged area includes: a step of removing the damaged area from the laminated article so as to leave a repair site; a step of positioning a repair patch to cover at least the repair site; a step of placing heat blankets over the repair patch and other selected locations; a step of placing the laminated article with the repair patch in a vacuum bag; a step of placing the vacuum bag in an autoclave; a step of operating the autoclave within a selected range of desired temperatures and pressures; and a step of curing the repair patch of the laminated article without disturbing or damaging the adjacent bondments within a composite structure.