Resin infusion of composite parts using a perforated caul sheet
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B29C-070/36
B29C-070/44
출원번호
US-0944089
(2010-11-11)
등록번호
US-8940213
(2015-01-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Lockett, Peter J.
Pook, David
Glynn, Andrew K.
출원인 / 주소
The Boeing Company
대리인 / 주소
Yee & Associates, P.C.
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38
초록
Resin infused composite parts are fabricated using a caul sheet having perforations therein for optimizing the flow of resin through the parts and allowing a simplified tooling and consumable arrangement for complex parts while achieving a smooth, aerodynamic caul-side or bag-side finish.
대표청구항▼
1. A method of fabricating resin infused composite parts, comprising: placing a fiber component on a tool;placing a perforated caul sheet over the component, the perforated caul sheet having a first region with a first plurality of perforations having a first density of perforations and a second reg
1. A method of fabricating resin infused composite parts, comprising: placing a fiber component on a tool;placing a perforated caul sheet over the component, the perforated caul sheet having a first region with a first plurality of perforations having a first density of perforations and a second region with a second plurality of perforations having a second density of perforations, a resin permeability of the first region different from a resin permeability of the second region and the first density of perforations different from the second density of perforations;placing resin distribution media over the caul sheet;infusing the component with resin through the perforations in the caul sheet;controlling the infusion of the component by infusing resin through the first region of the perforated caul sheet and the second region of the perforated caul sheet such that resin flow through the first region differs from resin flow through the second region;sealing a vacuum bag over the caul sheet and the component such that the resin distribution media is positioned between the caul sheet and the vacuum bag; anddrawing a vacuum in the vacuum bag such that the resin passes through the vacuum bag, through the distribution media, through the perforations of the caul sheet, and into the component. 2. The method of claim 1, further including controlling the infusion of the component by controlling resin flow through the first region and the second region with the size of the perforations in the first region and the second region of the caul sheet, wherein the perforations comprise holes and the size of the holes in the first region is different from the size of the holes in the second region. 3. The method of claim 1, further including placing a peel ply between the caul sheet and the component. 4. The method of claim 1, further including: flowing resin onto the caul sheet at a generally central location on the caul sheet. 5. A method of fabricating resin infused composite parts, comprising: placing a perforated caul sheet over a component to be infused with resin, the perforated caul sheet having a first region with a first plurality of perforations and a second region with a second plurality of perforations, a resin permeability of the first region different from a resin permeability of the second region, the perforations characterized by a diameter and the size of the diameter of the perforations in the first region different from the size of the diameter of the perforations in the second region;placing resin distribution media over the caul sheet;sealing a vacuum bag over the caul sheet and the component; anddrawing a vacuum in the vacuum bag such that the resin passes through the vacuum bag, through the distribution media, through the perforations of the caul sheet, and into the component;infusing the component with resin, including controlling the flow of resin into the component using the caul sheet; andcontrolling the infusion of the component by infusing resin through the first region of the perforated caul sheet and the second region of the perforated caul sheet such that resin flow through the first region differs from resin flow through the second region. 6. The method of claim 5, wherein controlling the flow of resin into the component is further performed by controlling the density of the perforations between the first region and the second region of the caul sheet, wherein the first region has a first density of perforations, the second region has a second density of perforations, and the first density of perforations is different from the second density of perforations. 7. The method of claim 5, further comprising: placing a peel ply between the component and the caul sheet. 8. The method of claim 5, further comprising: introducing a flow of resin over the component at a generally central location on the caul sheet. 9. A method of fabricating resin infused composite parts, comprising: placing a component on a male tool, the component having a first component region with a first thickness and a second component region with a second thickness, the first thickness different from the second thickness;placing a peel ply over the component;placing a caul sheet over the peel ply, the caul sheet comprising perforations on the caul sheet based on a desired distribution of resin flow into a component to be infused with resin, the caul sheet having a first region with a first plurality of perforations having a first density of perforations and a second region with a second plurality of perforations having a second density of perforations and the first density of perforations different from the second density of perforations, a resin permeability of the first region different from a resin permeability of the second region, placing the caul sheet such that the first region of the caul sheet generally overlies the first component region and the second region of the caul sheet generally overlies the second component region, a number of perforations in the first region and a number of perforations in the second region are tapered;placing a resin distribution media over the caul sheet;sealing a vacuum bag over the tool;drawing a vacuum in the bag to compact the component between the tool and the caul sheet;introducing a flow of resin into the bag at a generally central location over the component;forming a number of resin plugs in the number of perforations in the first region and the number of perforations in the second region having a tapered configuration; andusing the perforations in the caul sheet to optimize the infusion of the component with the resin. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein a number of perforations in the first region and a number of perforations in the second region are tapered. 11. The method of claim 5, wherein a number of perforations in the first region and a number of perforations in the second region are tapered. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the fiber component comprises a first component region and a second component region, the first component region thicker than the second component region, and wherein the first region of the perforated caul sheet overlies the first component region and the second region of the perforated caul sheet overlies the second component region, and wherein the first region of the perforated caul sheet has a resin permeability greater than the second region. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein resin flow progresses with a substantially even wavefront. 14. The method of claim 5, wherein resin flow progresses with a substantially even wavefront. 15. The method of claim 9, wherein resin flow progresses with a substantially even wavefront. 16. A method of fabricating resin infused composite parts, comprising: placing a fiber component on a tool, the component having a first component region with a first thickness and a second component region with a second thickness, the first thickness different from the second thickness;placing a perforated caul sheet over the component, the perforated caul sheet having a first region with a first plurality of perforations having a first density of perforations and a second region with a second plurality of perforations having a second density of perforations, and the first density of perforations different from the second density of perforations, the number of perforations in the first region and the second region characterized by a diameter, the size of the diameter of the perforations in the first region different from the size of the diameter of the perforations in the second region, a resin permeability of the first region different from a resin permeability of the second region, the first region of the caul sheet placed generally over the first component region and the second region of the caul sheet placed generally over the second component region;infusing the component with resin through the perforations in the caul sheet; andcontrolling the infusion of the component by infusing resin through the first region of the perforated caul sheet and the second region of the perforated caul sheet such that resin flow through the first region differs from resin flow through the second region.
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