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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2013
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Timothy Sanderson, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/52 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); H05B 6/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/52 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); H05B 6/6491 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0855 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of curing a composite material. A tool is heated using microwaves. At least a part of the composite material is shielded by reflecting microwaves away from the composite material with a shield. Heat is transferred from the tool through the shield to the composite material. The tool comprises a material which is sensitive to microwaves so that, when microwaves are incident upon the tool, some of the microwaves are absorbed by the microwave-sensitive material, thereby heating the tool.