Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
THERMOPLASTIC MOULDED INJECTED TIP STRUCTURE FOR AN AIRCRAFT
A tip structure for an aircraft airfoil, such as a control surface (ailerons, flaps, elevators, rudders, etc) and/or a lifting surface (wings, HTP's, VTP's) is a unitary body and includes a tip shell and a metallic material on the outer surface of the tip shell suitable to withstand a lighting strike. The tip shell has been obtained by a single-stage injection molding process using a thermoplastic composite material having fibers dispersed therein, and the metallic material has been integrally formed with the tip shell.
» Number: US2018022438A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 25/01/2018
» Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SL?[ES]
» Inventor: CRESPO PEÑA SOLEDAD?[ES]; HONORATO RUIZ FRANCISCO JAVIER?[ES] (6)
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
