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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Rtx Corporation, Farmington, CT (US);
Inventors:
Ken F. Blaney, Middleton, NH (US);
Thomas E. Clark, Sanford, ME (US);
Assignee:
RTX CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/36 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); F01D 9/04 (2006.01); F01D 9/06 (2006.01); F01D 11/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/361 (2013.01); F01D 9/04 (2013.01); F01D 9/06 (2013.01); F01D 11/08 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3626 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3665 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7504 (2013.01); F05D 2240/11 (2013.01); F05D 2300/6033 (2013.01); F05D 2300/614 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mandrel for a molding process includes a first portion and a second portion that form a mandrel having a channel between the first and second portions. At least one locking pin is configured to urge the first and second portions away from each other to establish a gap in response to inserting the locking pin into the channel along a respective end of the mandrel. A molding apparatus and method of forming a matrix composite component are also disclosed.