Patent classifications
B29C66/536
Heat Shrinkable Film Tube and Method for Manufacturing Hollow Composite Parts
A film tube installed and sealed in a hollow composite part acts as an internal vacuum bag that eliminates the need for an internal mandrel to react compaction forces applied by autoclave pressure during curing of the part.
Stacked inflatable tubes and methods of forming stacked inflatable tubes for evacuation assemblies
An inflatable stacked tube assembly may comprise a first panel and a second panel. The first panel may form a first portion of a top tube and a first portion of a bottom tube. The second panel may form a second portion of the top tube and a second portion of the bottom tube. A first seam tape may be bonded to a first top tube interior surface portion of the first panel and a second top tube interior surface portion of the second panel. The first seam tape may be located along a first fold formed by the first panel and along a second fold formed by the second panel.