System and method for forming a blade-section
Disclosed is a system for forming a blade-section including a transporting frame, at least one transporting support removeably associated with the transporting frame, and a blade-section forming structure receptive of the transporting frame and the at least one transporting support.
1. A system for forming a blade-section, the system comprising:
a frame formed to define an aperture;
a support, associated with the frame and on which a blade-section layer is disposable, the support being removable from the frame in a first direction; and
a forming structure formed to define a cavity receptive of the support and movable through the aperture in the first direction such that the blade-section layer is removable from the support and the support, being receivable in the cavity, is removable from the frame.
2. A system according to claim 1 , wherein said frame and said at least one support are rigid.
3. A system according to claim 1 , including a surface which is pliable and removeably associated with said frame and said at least one support.
4. A system according to claim 3 , wherein said surface comprises elastomeric materials, polymeric materials, or compounds including one of the foregoing materials.
5. A system according to claim 1 , wherein said forming structure includes a blade-section producing configuration.
6. A system according to claim 1 , wherein said forming structure is rotatable about an axis.
7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the forming structure forms the blade-section layer into a rotor blade shape.
8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the first direction is substantially perpendicular to a surface of the blade-section layer, and
wherein the support is removable from the cavity in a second direction, which is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.