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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2014
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
An apparatus for producing a composite material aircraft component comprises a mold having a receiving space adapted to accommodate a plastic material. A heating device is adapted to supply heat to the mold in order to heat the plastic material accommodated within the receiving space of the mold. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of heat pipes, each heat pipe having a first end which is in thermal contact with a heat source and a second end which is in thermal contact with the receiving space of the mold, such that the plastic material accommodated within the receiving space is supplied with heat transferred to the receiving space from the heat source via the plurality of heat pipes.