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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2019
Applicant:
Hexcel Composites Limited, Duxford, GB;
Inventor:
Marco Arcidiacono, Duxford, GB;
Assignee:
HEXCEL COMPOSITES LIMITED, Duxford, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29C 70/386 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacture of a composite component is provided, the method comprising the steps of providing two layers of pre-preg composite material, one of which has an edge adjacent a surface of the other. Pressure and, optionally, vibrational energy is applied to the edge to thereby smooth the ply drop.