IP Library Granted Patent US 9,782,939
Granted Patent B2
US 9,782,939 · App. 14/293,166 · Granted Oct 10, 2017

Method and mold for manufacturing fiber-reinforced plastic structure

Inventors: Tomohiro Murai (Tokyo, JP); Wataru Naganawa (Tokyo, JP); Hiroshi Tokutomi (Tokyo, JP); Masaaki Nishiguchi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
B29C70/543B29C70/46B29D99/0014
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Patent No.
US 9,782,939
App. No.
14/293,166
Granted
Oct 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

In the manufacturing method of the present invention, as preparation for providing a mold 30 with protrusions 31 and 32 to be printed on an FRP material of a skin 1 in co-bold molding, which requires resetting of the skin 1 to the mold 30 , a long protrusion 32 A and a short protrusion 32 B are interchangeable as one protrusion 32 . The long protrusion 32 A is printed to form a second recessed part 12 in the skin 1 , and before the skin 1 is reset, the long protrusion 32 A is replaced with the short protrusion 32 B. In this way, as the short protrusion 32 B is housed in the second recessed part 12 formed during elongation of the mold 30 , the skin 1 can be reset in the state of being positioned relative to the mold 30 by the first protrusion 31 and the short protrusion 32 B.

Claims (59)

1. A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced plastic structure, comprising:

providing a mold with a first printing part at a reference location and a second printing part at a second location spaced apart from the reference location in a predetermined direction, wherein the second printing part is a long protrusion extending in the predetermined direction;

a first molding step wherein a first fiber-reinforced plastic member is molded on the mold with heating such that the first printing part forms a first print on the fiber-reinforced plastic member and the second printing part forms a second print on the fiber-reinforced plastic member;

removing the first fiber-reinforced plastic member from the mold;

replacing the second printing part with a short protrusion;

a resetting step wherein the first fiber-reinforced plastic member is reset on the mold so that the short protrusion is located in the second print formed by the second printing part; and

a second molding step wherein a second fiber-reinforced plastic member is molded onto the reset first fiber-reinforced plastic member with heating.

2. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the long protrusion and the short protrusion have different lengths in the predetermined direction,

in the first molding step, the mold is heated such that long projection moves from a first region to a second region along the predetermined direction, and

in the resetting step, the short protrusion is located within a range of overlap between the first region and the second region.

3. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the long protrusion and the short protrusion are formed in equal widths and maintained in a direction along the predetermined direction, and

a length of the long protrusion is longer than a width of the long protrusion.

4. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 1 , wherein

as preparation the first molding step, an end portion of a fiber base material, which constitutes a material of the first fiber-reinforced plastic member and is disposed on the second printing part, is cut off on a side away from the first printing part to expose the second printing part from the fiber base material.

5. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 1 , wherein

the first fiber-reinforced plastic member is a skin of an aircraft, and

the second fiber-reinforced plastic member is a stringer of the aircraft.

6. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first fiber-reinforced plastic member and the second fiber-reinforced plastic member are constituent members of an aircraft.

7. A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced plastic structure, comprising:

providing a mold with a first printing part at a reference location and a second printing part at a second location spaced apart from the reference location in a predetermined direction;

a first molding step wherein a first fiber-reinforced plastic member is molded on the mold with heating such that the first printing part forms a first print on the fiber-reinforced plastic member and the second printing part forms a second print on the fiber-reinforced plastic member;

removing the first fiber-reinforced plastic member from the mold;

removing the second printing part from the mold and providing the mold with a protrusion, wherein the protrusion is provided at a different portion of the mold than the second printing part; and

a resetting step wherein the first fiber-reinforced plastic member is reset on the mold so that the protrusion is located in the second print formed by the second printing part.

8. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 7 , further comprising a second molding step wherein a second fiber-reinforced plastic member is molded onto the reset first fiber-reinforced plastic member with heating.

9. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 8 , wherein

the first fiber-reinforced plastic member is a skin of an aircraft, and

the second fiber-reinforced plastic member is a stringer of the aircraft.

10. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 8 , wherein the first fiber-reinforced plastic member and the second fiber-reinforced plastic member are constituent members of an aircraft.

11. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 7 , wherein

the second printing part and the protrusion have different lengths in the predetermined direction,

in the first molding step, the mold is heated such that the second printing part moves from a first region to a second region along the predetermined direction, and

in the resetting step, the protrusion is located within a range of overlap between the first region and the second region.

12. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 7 , wherein

the second printing part and the protrusion are formed in equal widths and maintained in a direction along the predetermined direction, and

a length of the second printing part is longer than a width of the second printing part.

13. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 7 , wherein

as preparation for the first molding step, an end portion of a fiber base material, which constitutes a material of the first fiber-reinforced plastic member and is disposed on the second printing part, is cut off on a side away from the first printing part to expose the second printing part from the fiber base material.

14. A method for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced plastic structure, comprising:

providing a mold with a first printing part at a reference location and a second printing part at a second location spaced apart from the reference location in a predetermined direction;

a first molding step wherein a first fiber-reinforced plastic member is molded on the mold with heating such that the first printing part forms a first print on the fiber-reinforced plastic member and the second printing part forms a second print on the fiber-reinforced plastic member;

removing the first fiber-reinforced plastic member from the mold;

removing the second printing part from the mold and providing the mold with a protrusion, wherein the second printing part and the protrusion have different lengths in the predetermined direction; and

a resetting step wherein the first fiber-reinforced plastic member is reset on the mold so that the protrusion is located in the second print formed by the second printing part.

15. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 14 , further comprising a second molding step wherein a second fiber-reinforced plastic member is molded onto the reset first fiber-reinforced plastic member with heating.

16. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 15 , wherein

the first fiber-reinforced plastic member is a skin of an aircraft, and

the second fiber-reinforced plastic member is a stringer of the aircraft.

17. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 15 , wherein the first fiber-reinforced plastic member and the second fiber-reinforced plastic member are constituent members of an aircraft.

18. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 14 , wherein:

in the first molding step, the mold is heated such that the second printing part moves from a first region to a second region along the predetermined direction, and

in the resetting step, the protrusion is located within a range of overlap between the first region and the second region.

19. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 14 , wherein

the second printing part and the protrusion are formed in equal widths and maintained in a direction along the predetermined direction, and

a length of the second printing part is longer than a width of the second printing part.

20. The method for manufacturing the fiber-reinforced plastic structure according to claim 14 , wherein

as preparation for the first molding step, an end portion of a fiber base material, which constitutes a material of the first fiber-reinforced plastic member and is disposed on the second printing part, is cut off on a side away from the first printing part to expose the second printing part from the fiber base material.

Assignments (5)
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 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE INCORRECT SERIAL NUMBER 14296166 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 033210 FRAME: 0445. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 11, 2015
From: MURAI, TOMOHIRO; NAGANAWA, WATARU; TOKUTOMI, HIROSHI; NISHIGUCHI, MASAAKI
To: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035187/0258 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 30, 2014
From: MURAI, TOMOHIRO; NAGANAWA, WATARU; TOKUTOMI, HIROSHI; NISHIGUCHI, MASAAKI
To: MITSUBISHI AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033210/0445 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-120943 · Jun 7, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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