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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2022
Applicant:
Short Brothers Plc, Northern Ireland, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Samuel Wilson, Belfast, GB;
Oran Walsh, Donaghadee, GB;
Assignee:
SHORT BROTHERS PLC, Belfast, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/62 (2006.01); F02K 1/70 (2006.01); B29C 69/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29K 105/14 (2006.01); B29K 71/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02K 1/625 (2013.01); B29C 69/02 (2013.01); F02K 1/70 (2013.01); B29K 2071/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0845 (2013.01); B29K 2105/14 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thrust reverser cascade of an aircraft engine comprises a frame and a vane overmolded onto the frame. The frame and the vane each comprise reinforcement fibers in a thermoplastic matrix. A method is disclosed for manufacturing the thrust reverser cascade or another part comprising an aerodynamic surface configured to interact with a flow of fluid. The method comprises providing a first portion of the part and overmolding a second portion of the part onto the first portion where the second portion includes the aerodynamic surface.