In an example, a method is described. The method comprises placing a repair patch over a repair area of a structure, the repair patch comprising a repair-patch hole. The method also comprises sealing the repair patch and repair area with a vacuum bag having a seal ring around a periphery of the vacuum bag. The method also comprises evacuating, via an adhesive injection apparatus attached to the repair-patch hole and the seal ring of the vacuum bag, the repair area and an injection channel of the adhesive injection apparatus. The method also comprises forcing adhesive through the evacuated injection channel and into the evacuated repair area.

The invention relates to a method of repairing a blade (1) made of composite material, extending in a so-called axial direction (X), the said blade (1) comprising a root (2) and a blade (3), the axial end of which opposite the root (2) comprises an area to be repaired, the said blade (3) comprising an intrados (4) surface and an extrados (5) surface.

The invention relates to a method of repairing a blade (1) made of composite material, extending in a so-called axial direction (X), the said blade (1) comprising a root (2) and a blade (3), the axial end of which opposite the root (2) comprises an area to be repaired, the said blade (3) comprising an intrados (4) surface and an extrados (5) surface.

A tooling assembly and method of aligning a plurality of components for a repair process in an additive manufacturing machine includes positioning the plurality of components such that a repair surface of each of the plurality of components contacts an alignment plate, e.g., under the force of gravity or using biasing members. The method further includes surrounding the alignment plate with containment walls to define a reservoir around the plurality of components and dispensing a fill material, such as wax or a potting material, into the reservoir which is configured for fixing a relative position of the plurality of components when the fill material is solidified.

A build plate-clamping assembly may include a work station having a build plate-receiving surface and a lock-pin extending from the build plate-receiving surface of the work station. The lock-pin may include a hollow pin body, a piston disposed within the hollow pin body, with the piston axially movable from a retracted position to an actuated position, and a plurality of detents, with the plurality of detents radially extensible through respective ones of a plurality of detent-apertures in the hollow pin body responsive to the piston having been axially moved to the actuated position. A methods of working on workpieces may include lockingly engaging a build plate at a first work station, performing a first work-step, releasing the build plate from the first work station, lockingly engaging the build plate at a second work station, and performing a second work-step. An additive manufacturing system may include a vision system with a first build plate-receiving surface and an additive manufacturing machine with a second build plate-receiving surface.

A bond fixture includes a frame that defines a chamber for receiving a component. At least one bladder assembly is mounted to the frame and extends into the chamber to apply a pressure to an adjacent surface of the component. A caul assembly is positionable about the component and receivable within the chamber. The caul assembly heats a localized portion of the component.

A puncture repair kit includes a container in which puncture repair liquid is contained, a compressor that supplies compressed air, a pressurization hose connected between a pressurizing port of the container and the compressor, and an injection hose connected between an outlet of the container and a tire valve, and further includes a holding fixture that holds an attitude of the container such that the container is in an inverted state in a state in which the container with the outlet being on a lower side is connected to the tire valve via the injection hose and is pendent from the tire valve.

A puncture repair kit includes a container in which puncture repair liquid is contained, a compressor that supplies compressed air, a pressurization hose connected between a pressurizing port of the container and the compressor, and an injection hose connected between an outlet of the container and a tire valve, and further includes a holding fixture that holds an attitude of the container such that the container is in an inverted state in a state in which the container with the outlet being on a lower side is connected to the tire valve via the injection hose and is pendent from the tire valve.

The present invention relates to a pipe connector assembly and a tire maintenance apparatus having the same. The pipe connector assembly comprises a leak-proof valve, and the leak-proof valve is opened only after a sealed fluid medium path is formed between the pipe connector assembly and the tire valve when the pipe connector assembly is screwed to the tire valve. The present invention advantageously prevents fluid medium leakage at the connection between the pipe connector assembly and the tire valve.

The present invention relates to a pipe connector assembly and a tire maintenance apparatus having the same. The pipe connector assembly comprises a leak-proof valve, and the leak-proof valve is opened only after a sealed fluid medium path is formed between the pipe connector assembly and the tire valve when the pipe connector assembly is screwed to the tire valve. The present invention advantageously prevents fluid medium leakage at the connection between the pipe connector assembly and the tire valve.