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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Michael Parkin, S. Glastonbury, CT (US);
Charles R Watson, Windsor, CT (US);
United Technologies Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A composite article lay up comprising a first layer of resin impregnated fiber material and a second layer of resin impregnated fiber material. An open cell material is layered between the first layer and the second layer. The open cell material has no resin during a first stage of a resin cure cycle. The open cell material has passages configured to flow volatiles formed during the first stage of the resin cure cycle. The open cell material is configured to fill with the resin during a second stage of the resin cure cycle. The open cell material is configured to form an integral structure with the first layer and the second layer as part of the composite article at the completion of the resin cure cycle.