IP Library Granted Patent US 9,518,509
Granted Patent B2
US 9,518,509 · App. 14/635,667 · Granted Dec 13, 2016

Method for manufacturing a structure with cellular cores for a turbojet nacelle

Inventors: Bertrand Desjoyeaux (Sainte Adresse, FR); Thierry Deschamps (Heuqueville, FR); John Moutier (Le Havre, FR)
Assignee: AIRCELLE
F02C7/04B32B3/12B32B3/18B32B3/266B32B5/142B32B5/24B32B7/12B32B15/04B32B15/14B32B15/20B32B37/12B32B38/0012F02K1/827G10K11/172B32B2038/0052B32B2307/102B32B2307/50B32B2307/546B32B2307/724B32B2307/7242B32B2605/18Y02T50/672Y10T137/0536Y10T156/1003Y10T428/192Y10T428/24149
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,518,509
App. No.
14/635,667
Granted
Dec 13, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure related to a method for manufacturing a structure with cellular cores that can be used in a structural panel of a turbojet nacelle, including at least one block of cellular cores. The at least one block of cellular cores includes a central portion with core honeycomb cells, and two side portions each including side honeycomb cells. The side honeycomb cells have edge honeycomb cells situated on edges of a side part of a block, and adjacent honeycomb cells. In particular, the method includes: A) forming junction walls on the side honeycomb cells by opening the edge honeycomb cells, the junction walls being capable of interacting for forming a junction area; B) unfolding the junction walls thus formed in step A; and C) joining the junction walls thus unfolded in step B and belonging to two different side portions end-to-end.

Claims (13)

1. A method for manufacturing a structure with cellular cores that can be used in a structural panel of a turbojet nacelle, including at least one block of cellular cores having;

a central portion with core honeycomb cells; and

at least two side portions each including side honeycomb cells, said side honeycomb cells comprising:

edge honeycomb cells situated on edges of a side part of a block intended to be joined; and

adjacent honeycomb cells adjacent to the edge honeycomb cells,

wherein said method comprises:

A) forming junction walls on the side honeycomb cells by opening the edge honeycomb cells, the junction walls being capable of interacting for forming a junction area;

B) unfolding the junction walls thus formed in step A; and

C) joining the junction walls thus unfolded in step B and belonging to two different side portions end-to-end so that said junction walls are fitted together so as to form a junction area.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a length of each junction wall is greater than or equal to a largest length of the side and/or core honeycomb cells.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the side portions of the cellular core blocks, whereof the side and core honeycomb cells are joined end-to-end.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the edge and adjacent honeycomb cells are opened by section to a lateral side and/or a wall of the core and side honeycomb cells.

5. The method according to claim 1 , comprising an additional step D in which the joining done in step C is maintained by clamps or staples.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 9, 2016
From: AIRCELLE
To: SAFRAN NACELLES
Reel/Frame 040703/0311 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2016
From: DESJOYEAUX, BERTRAND; DESCHAMPS, THIERRY; MOUTIER, JOHN
To: AIRCELLE
Reel/Frame 040101/0914 →
Priority Claims (1)
FR 09 00500 · Feb 5, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 13148057
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