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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2021
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Tom S. Chiang, Dallas, TX (US);
Bruce B. Bacon, Euless, TX (US);
Frank S. Allen, North Richland Hills, TX (US);
Jahanzeb Tareen, Grapevine, TX (US);
Christopher L. Gravelle, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A method of curing an aircraft component including applying a temperature sensitive adhesive to a surface of a component, the surface having a contour; positioning a heating tool including a manifold with a ventilation path such that the ventilation path is adjacent to the surface by aligning the ventilation path to the contour of the component; and heating the surface of the component with uniform airflow from the ventilation path; wherein the manifold includes a chamber with a diverging portion configured to provide uniform airflow through the ventilation path to provide heating to the surface.