IP Library Granted Patent US 9,475,238
Granted Patent B2
US 9,475,238 · App. 14/226,983 · Granted Oct 25, 2016

Repair method of repair target portion, and repaired product obtained from repairing

Inventors: Masayoshi Suhara (Tokyo, JP); Toshikazu Shigetomi (Tokyo, JP); Hideaki Tanaka (Tokyo, JP); Morimasa Ishida (Aichi, JP); Shuhei Muto (Aichi, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
B29C73/10B29C73/12Y10T428/20
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Patent No.
US 9,475,238
App. No.
14/226,983
Granted
Oct 25, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a repair method using a pre-cured repairing patch, and a repaired product obtained from repairing using the repairing patch, and the present invention securely bonds a repairing patch, where an out-of-plane stiffness is required, to a repair target. In order to cover a repair target portion 23 formed in an outer panel 2 with a repairing patch 30 , and bond the repairing patch 30 to a repair target, repairing plates 31, 32 that are formed of fibers and thermosetting resin, and pre-cured before repairing are used as the repairing patch 30 , and a laminating step S 4 of laminating the repairing plates 31, 32 , and a bonding step S 7 of bonding the repairing plates 31, 32 to each other are performed.

Claims (44)

1. A repair method of a repair target portion, in which the repair target portion formed in a repair target is covered with a repairing patch, and the repairing patch is bonded to the repair target,

the repair method

using a plurality of repair plates that are formed of fibers and resin, and pre-cured before repairing as the repairing patch,

and comprising:

a laminating step of laminating the plurality of repairing plates and an adhesive material to form the repairing patch;

a covering step of covering the repair target with the repairing patch while the adhesive material is not yet cured; and

a bonding step of bonding the plurality of repairing plates, laminated in the laminating step, to one another.

2. The repair method of a repair target portion according to claim 1 , wherein

in the laminating step,

on one of the repairing plates, another of the repairing plates having a greater size than that repairing plate is laminated.

3. The repair method of a repair target portion according to claim 2 , wherein

the repair target includes a panel including a core having a honeycomb structure and an outer skin supported by the core.

4. The repair method of a repair target portion according to claim 1 , further comprising

a step of determining each plate thickness of the plurality of repairing plates, or a number of the repairing plates.

5. The repair method of a repair target portion according to claim 1 , wherein

in the laminating step,

the plurality of repairing plates and a plurality of adhesive materials are laminated on top of one another.

6. The repair method of a repair target portion according to claim 1 , further comprising

a step of disposing a laminated-body on the repair target, the laminated-body formed in the laminating step, so as to cover the repair target portion.

7. The repair method of a repair target portion according to claim 1 , wherein

in the bonding step,

the plurality of repairing plates are bonded to the repair target by heating while the plurality of repairing plates are bonded to one another.

8. The repair method of a repair target portion according to claim 1 , further comprising

a step of performing a vacuum evacuation prior to the bonding step, vacuum evacuating the inside of a film after the plurality of repairing plates covering the repair target portion is covered by the film.

9. The repair method of a repair target portion according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of repair plates are pre-cured before the laminating step of laminating the plurality of repairing plates.

10. The repair method of a repair target portion according to claim 1 , wherein

in the laminating step,

the plurality of repairing plates and a plurality of adhesive films are laminated on top of one another.

11. A repaired product comprising the repair target portion repaired according to the repair method of claim 1 , wherein the repairing patch is bonded to surroundings of the repair target portion,

the repairing patch including the plurality of repair plates that are formed of fibers and resin, and pre-cured before repairing, and

the plurality of repairing plates being laminated and bonded to one another.

12. The repaired product according to claim 11 , wherein

on one of the repair plates, another of the repair plates having a greater size than said one repair plate is laminated.

13. A member included in an aircraft comprising the repair target portion repaired according to the repair method of claim 1 , the repair target portion being formed in the member and the repair patch being bonded to surroundings of the repair target portion,

the repairing patch including the plurality of repair plates that are formed of fibers and resin, and pre-cured before repairing, and

the plurality of repair plates being laminated and bonded to one another.

14. The member included in an aircraft according to claim 13 , wherein the member includes an outer panel.

15. A repair method of a repair target portion, in which the repair target portion formed in a repair target is covered with a repairing patch, and the repairing patch is bonded to the repair target,

the repair method

using a plurality of repair plates that are formed of fibers and resin, and pre-cured before repairing as the repairing patch,

and comprising:

a laminating step of laminating the plurality of repairing plates; and

a bonding step of bonding the plurality of repairing plates, laminated in the laminating step, to one another, wherein

the repair target includes a panel including a core having a honeycomb structure and an outer skin supported by the core.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded May 22, 2024
From: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067488/0058 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 22, 2024
From: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
To: MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Reel/Frame 067488/0099 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 22, 2024
From: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
To: MSJ ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Reel/Frame 067489/0244 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2014
From: SUHARA, MASAYOSHI; SHIGETOMI, TOSHIKAZU; TANAKA, HIDEAKI; ISHIDA, MORIMASA; MUTO, SHUHEI
To: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032928/0981 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-69370 · Mar 28, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20140295124A1 · Oct 2, 2014