Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
METHOD OF CORRECTING AN INAPPROPRIATE COUNTERSINK IN A COMPOSITE COMPONENT
A method of correcting, in a composite component, an inappropriate countersink with an inappropriate maximum diameter and/or depth, the inappropriate countersink being provided in the composite component at a fixation opening having a first opening diameter, the method comprising at least the steps of: Preparing a repair patch; Arranging the repair patch on the composite component in an area surrounding the inappropriate countersink; Pressing the repair patch at least partly into the inappropriate countersink by means of an associated pressure tool; and Fixing the repair patch in the inappropriate countersink.
» Number: US2017341322A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 30/11/2017
» Applicant: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH?[DE]
» Inventor: JOACHIM THOMAS?[DE]; RACK ANDREAS?[DE] (2)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
