Method and apparatus for forming complex contour structural assemblies
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B23K-031/02
B23P-017/00
출원번호
US-0085707
(2005-03-21)
등록번호
US-7431196
(2008-10-07)
발명자
/ 주소
Eilert,Theodore J.
Harkins,Henry D.
Kornfeld,Roger E.
Breer,Marlin D.
출원인 / 주소
The Boeing Company
대리인 / 주소
Alston & Bird LLP
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109
초록▼
A method and associated preform for forming a structural assembly that defines a complex contour are provided. The preform and, hence, the structural assembly includes first and second skin members and a cellular core member between the first and second skin members. The skin members and/or the core
A method and associated preform for forming a structural assembly that defines a complex contour are provided. The preform and, hence, the structural assembly includes first and second skin members and a cellular core member between the first and second skin members. The skin members and/or the core member can be formed to a shape that corresponds to the desired contour of the structural member before the preform is assembled, e.g., by superplastic forming. That is, the first skin member can be disposed against a contour surface of a die to restrain the preform to the contour defined by the surface. A pressurized fluid is provided against the second skin member to urge the preform against the contour surface. A pressurized fluid is also injected in the first chamber to support the cellular core member. The preform is heated to a bonding temperature before or after being disposed against the contour surface so that the core and skin members are bonded to form the structural assembly.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method for forming a lip for a nacelle defining a complex contour having opposite inner and outer mold line surfaces and defining a center extending along an arc, the method comprising: forming a first skin member to substantially define a desired convex contour of the oute
What is claimed is: 1. A method for forming a lip for a nacelle defining a complex contour having opposite inner and outer mold line surfaces and defining a center extending along an arc, the method comprising: forming a first skin member to substantially define a desired convex contour of the outer mold line surface of the lip; forming a second skin member to substantially define a desired concave contour of the inner mold line surface of the lip; subsequent to said forming steps, disposing a cellular core member between the first and second skin members and connecting a periphery of the skin members to form a preform defining a first gas chamber between the skin members; disposing the first skin member of the preform against a contour surface of a die; providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member of the preform to urge the second skin member toward the contour surface of the die, thereby urging the first skin member of the preform against the contour surface of the die; injecting a pressurized fluid in the first chamber to support the cellular core member while providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member; and heating the preform to a bonding temperature while providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member such that the skin members and the core member are bonded to form the lip with the preform restrained against the contour surface of the die. 2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said forming steps comprise superplastically forming the first and second skin members to substantially define the desired contour of the lip of the nacelle. 3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising forming the cellular core member to correspond to the shape of the skin members and the desired contour of the lip of the nacelle. 4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising providing the first and second skin members and the core member, each of the first and second skin members and the core member comprising titanium. 5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising providing at least one of the skin members of a material that is dissimilar to the material of the core member. 6. A method according to claim 1 wherein said step of providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member comprises providing a fluid pressurized to at least about 10 psi. 7. A method according to claim 1 wherein said injecting step comprises pressurizing the first chamber to a pressure of between about 0 and 1 psi less than the pressure provided against the second skin member. 8. A method according to claim 1, further comprising welding a closeout member to the second skin member opposite the first skin member such that the closeout member and the second skin member define a second chamber, and wherein said step of providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member comprises injecting a pressurized fluid in the second chamber. 9. A method according to claim 8, further comprising repeating said forming steps and said disposing steps to form the closeout member having a cellular core member between third and fourth skin members, and wherein said connecting step comprises forming the second chamber between the second skin and the closeout member such that the cellular core member of the closeout member is bonded to the third and fourth skin members of the closeout member. 10. A method according to claim 9, further comprising providing at least first and second dies and closing the dies to form a die cavity, such that the first skin member is restrained against the contour surface defined by the first die and the closeout member is restrained against a contour surface defined by the second die. 11. A method according to claim 1 wherein said second disposing step comprises disposing the preform in a die assembly having at least two dies configured to be closed to form a substantially sealed space. 12. A method according to claim 1 wherein said heating step comprises heating the preform to a diffusion bonding temperature of the preform and thereby diffusion bonding the core member to the skin members. 13. A method according to claim 1, further comprising providing a braze material between the core member and the skin members, and wherein said heating step comprises heating the preform to a brazing temperature of the braze material and thereby brazing the core member to the skin members. 14. A method for forming a structural assembly defining a complex contour, the method comprising: forming a first skin member to substantially define a desired contour of a first side of the structural assembly; forming a second skin member to substantially define a desired contour of a second side of the structural assembly; subsequent to said forming steps, disposing a cellular core member between the first and second skin members and connecting a periphery of the skin members to form a preform defining a first gas chamber between the skin members; disposing the first skin member of the preform against a contour surface of a die; providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member of the preform to urge the second skin member toward the contour surface of the die, thereby urging the first skin member of the preform against the contour surface of the die; injecting a pressurized fluid in the first chamber to support the cellular core member while providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member; and heating the preform to a bonding temperature while providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member such that the skin members and the core member are bonded to form the structural assembly with the preform restrained against the contour surface of the die. 15. A method according to claim 14 wherein said forming steps comprise superplastically forming the first and second skin members to substantially define the desired contour of the structural assembly. 16. A method according to claim 14 wherein said step of providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member comprises providing a fluid pressurized to at least about 10 psi. 17. A method according to claim 14 wherein said injecting step comprises pressurizing the first chamber to a pressure of between about 0 and 1 psi less than the pressure provided against the second skin member. 18. A method according to claim 14, further comprising welding a closeout member to the second skin member opposite the first skin member such that the closeout member and the second skin member define a second chamber, and wherein said step of providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member comprises injecting a pressurized fluid in the second chamber. 19. A method according to claim 18, further comprising repeating said forming steps and said disposing steps to form the closeout member having a cellular core member between third and fourth skin members and wherein said connecting step comprises forming the second chamber between the second skin and the closeout member such that the cellular core member of the closeout member is bonded to the third and fourth skin members of the closeout member. 20. A method according to claim 19, further comprising providing at least first and second dies and closing the dies to form a die cavity, such that the first skin member is restrained against the contour surface defined by the first die and the closeout member is restrained against a contour surface defined by the second die. 21. A method according to claim 8 wherein said second disposing step comprises disposing the preform in a die assembly having at least two dies configured to be closed to form a substantially sealed space. 22. A method according to claim 18 wherein said second disposing step comprises disposing the preform in a die assembly having at least two dies configured to be closed to form a substantially sealed space. 23. A method for forming a structural assembly defining a complex contour, the method comprising: forming a first skin member to substantially define a desired contour of a first side of the structural assembly; forming a second skin member to substantially define a desired contour of a second side of the structural assembly; subsequent to said forming steps, disposing a cellular core member between the first and second skin members and connecting a periphery of the skin members to form a preform defining a first gas chamber between the skin members, the first gas chamber being substantially sealed except for at least one gas connection; disposing the preform, including the connected skin members with the core member therebetween, in a die cavity defined by a die assembly having at least two dies configured to be closed to form a substantially sealed space, with the first skin member disposed against a contour surface of a first one of the dies; providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member of the preform to urge the second skin member toward the contour surface of the first die, thereby urging the first skin member of the preform against the contour surface of the first die; injecting a pressurized fluid through the gas connection and in the first chamber defined between the connected skin members of the preform in the die cavity to thereby support the cellular core member while providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member; and heating the preform to a bonding temperature while providing a pressurized fluid against the second skin member such that the skin members and the core member are bonded to form the structural assembly with the preform restrained against the contour surface of the first die.
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