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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2003
Stéphane Debaisieux, Feluy, BE;
Christian Overbergh, Court-St-Etienne, BE;
Sébastien Quets, Ittre, BE;
Sonaca S.A., Gosselies, BE;
Abstract
A structure ( ) in the shape of an aerodynamic panel in which adjacent cells ( ) are formed by placing a stack of three metal plates in a mold. After diffusion welding of the plates at the required locations, a first variable pressure is applied in a first series of cells ( ) formed between the outer plate and the intermediate plate and a second independent pressure approximately constant and lower than the first is applied in the other cells ( ) and on the inner face of the stack. Thus, this partially forms the cells and shapes the structure in contact with a complementary surface of the mold. The final conformation of the cells and the structure is obtained by applying a second pressure cycle in the cells and on the inner face of the stack.