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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2011
Alison J. Mcmillan, Uttoxeter, GB;
Alison J. McMillan, Uttoxeter, GB;
Rolls-Royce PLC, London, GB;
Abstract
A mold for a composite component having a fillet joint, the mold including a mold body having a cavity within which the component is formed, and an insert mating with the mold body and including a forming surface against which, in use, the fillet of the component fillet joint is formed. The insert may be thermally insulating and highly rigid. A method of forming a composite component having a fillet joint using a mold, the method including forcing a surface of the fillet region of the component to adopt a non constant radius of curvature while the component is inside the mold during the cure process is also provided. Additionally, a method of forming a composite component having a fillet joint that is defined between first and second legs the method including placing the legs of the component in bending during cure of the component is described.