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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2023
Leonardo S.p.a., Rome, IT;
Claudio Berionni, Grottaglie, IT;
Nicola Miani, Grottaglie, IT;
Pasquale Gambardella, Grottaglie, IT;
LEONARDO S.P.A., , IT;
Abstract
The invention relates to equipment for making a structural element of composite material. The equipment comprises a frame and a laminating mandrel, which is mounted on the frame so that it can rotate about its own central axis; the support frame comprises two headers; the laminating mandrel comprises a central shaft, sectors angularly spaced apart about the central axis, and actuators extending between the central shaft and respective sectors to move the sectors between an expanded laminating position and a contracted position. The equipment further comprises first constraining means for connecting the sectors, arranged in the expanded position, to movable portions of the headers, and second constraining means connecting the actuators to the sectors so as to enable the extraction of the central shaft and actuators from the equipment when the sectors, in the expanded position, are connected to the movable portions of the headers by the first constraining means.