Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
METHOD OF PERMANENTLY JOINING COMPOSITE PARTS MADE FROM THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL, ARRANGEMENT OF COMPOSITE PARTS, AND AIRCRAFT
A method of permanently joining composite parts made from thermoplastic material includes providing a first composite part and a second composite part, both made from thermoplastic material, wherein an orifice is provided in at least one of the composite parts, positioning both composite parts such that a portion of the composite part which includes the orifice is adjacent to a portion of the other composite part, injecting melted thermoplastic material through the orifice to contact the first and the second composite part in a contact area, whereby surfaces of the first and the second composite part in that contact area melt together; and solidifying the thermoplastic material in the orifice and in the contact area to permanently join the first composite part to the second composite part.
» Number: US2023016471A1 (A1)
» Publication Date: 19/01/2023
» Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH?[DE]
» Inventor: GROSS CLAUS-PETER?[DE]
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
