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Patent No.:

US 9452588 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 28, 2010

Adjustable shim

Applicants:

Timothy Sanderson, Bristol, GB;

Peter Burchell, Winscombe, GB;

Inventors:

Timothy Sanderson, Bristol, GB;

Peter Burchell, Winscombe, GB;

Assignee:

Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;

Attorney:

Nixon & Vanderhye P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Andrew Piziali

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 43/00 (2006.01); B32B 5/26 (2006.01); B29C 65/34 (2006.01); B29C 65/36 (2006.01); B29C 65/50 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/24 (2006.01); B29C 70/28 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B32B 5/02 (2006.01); B32B 5/08 (2006.01); B32B 5/12 (2006.01); B32B 5/22 (2006.01); B32B 7/02 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 37/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 5/26 (2013.01); B29C 65/344 (2013.01); B29C 65/3436 (2013.01); B29C 65/3444 (2013.01); B29C 65/364 (2013.01); B29C 65/3636 (2013.01); B29C 65/4815 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29C 65/5014 (2013.01); B29C 65/5021 (2013.01); B29C 65/5057 (2013.01); B29C 66/112 (2013.01); B29C 66/131 (2013.01); B29C 66/43441 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 66/72141 (2013.01); B29C 70/24 (2013.01); B29C 70/28 (2013.01); B32B 5/024 (2013.01); B32B 5/026 (2013.01); B32B 5/08 (2013.01); B32B 5/12 (2013.01); B32B 5/22 (2013.01); B32B 7/02 (2013.01); B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 37/04 (2013.01); B29C 65/3676 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B29C 66/7392 (2013.01); B29C 66/7394 (2013.01); B29C 66/73752 (2013.01); B29C 66/73921 (2013.01); B29C 66/73941 (2013.01); B29C 66/8322 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B32B 2260/021 (2013.01); B32B 2260/046 (2013.01); B32B 2262/0269 (2013.01); B32B 2262/101 (2013.01); B32B 2262/106 (2013.01); B32B 2262/14 (2013.01); B32B 2307/50 (2013.01); B32B 2307/58 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); Y10T 428/249921 (2015.04); Y10T 442/3195 (2015.04); Y10T 442/45 (2015.04);
Abstract

An adjustable shim comprises a stack of plies comprising plastics material reinforced with a three-dimensional fiber layer, the plastics material being flowable under compressive force prior to cure for adjusting the thickness of the shim. The shim may be used to fill a void between two structural components joined together. Also, a method of filling a void between two structural components using the shim. The shim is easy to handle, can easily be laid up to a variety of thicknesses, and is quick to cure (depending on the plastics material used). The three-dimensional fiber layers make the shim highly compressible prior to cure, and provide significant reinforcement to the plastics material of the plies to support compressive stresses in the shim post cure.

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