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JP2016055535A5
JP2016055535A5 JP2014184085A JP2014184085A JP2016055535A5 JP 2016055535 A5 JP2016055535 A5 JP 2016055535A5 JP 2014184085 A JP2014184085 A JP 2014184085A JP 2014184085 A JP2014184085 A JP 2014184085A JP 2016055535 A5 JP2016055535 A5 JP 2016055535A5
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支持面（２００）上で複合材料の装てん物（８１０）を圧縮するための真空圧縮装置（１００）であって、
前記真空圧縮装置（１００）が前記支持面（２００）上に配置されて囲まれた空間を定めるように構成されており、
前記真空圧縮装置（１００）は、
第１の面と反対側の第２の面とを備えるバリア構造（１１０）と、
前記支持面（２００）と前記バリア構造（１１０）との間で圧縮されたときに前記支持面（２００）と前記バリア構造（１１０）との間に流体の封止を形成するように構成されたシール構造（１７０）と、
前記囲まれた空間に連通している真空分配マニホールド（１４０）であって、前記囲まれた空間に真空を選択的に適用するように構成された真空分配マニホールド（１４０）と、
を備え、
前記バリア構造（１１０）が、第１の平面的な壁（１３０）と、第２の平面的な壁（１３２）と、前記第１の平面的な壁と前記第２の平面的な壁との間で延びる複数の細長いウェブ（１３４）とによって定められ、
前記第１の平面的な壁、前記第２の平面的な壁、及び前記複数の細長いウェブが、複数の細長いチャネル（１３６）を定めており、更に前記複数の細長いチャネルが、前記真空分配マニホールド（１４０）の少なくとも一部分を定めている、装置。 A vacuum compression device (100) for compressing a composite charge (810) on a support surface (200), comprising:
The vacuum compression device (100) is disposed on the support surface (200) and is configured to define an enclosed space;
The vacuum compression apparatus (100)
A barrier structure (110) comprising a first surface and an opposite second surface;
It is configured to form a fluid seal between the support surface (200) and the barrier structure (110) when compressed between the support surface (200) and the barrier structure (110). Sealing structure (170),
A vacuum distribution manifold (140) in communication with the enclosed space, the vacuum distribution manifold (140) configured to selectively apply a vacuum to the enclosed space;
Equipped with a,
The barrier structure (110) includes a first planar wall (130), a second planar wall (132), the first planar wall, and the second planar wall. Defined by a plurality of elongated webs (134) extending between
The first planar wall, the second planar wall, and the plurality of elongated webs define a plurality of elongated channels (136), and the plurality of elongated channels further includes the vacuum distribution manifold. An apparatus defining at least a portion of (140) . 前記バリア構造（１１０）が、前記バリア構造（１１０）の前記第１の面を定める剥離面（１１６）を更に備え、
前記剥離面（１１６）が、前記複合材料の装てん物（８１０）に付着することがないように選択された材料、前記複合材料の装てん物（８１０）と反応することがないように選択された材料、及びフッ素重合体のうちの少なくとも１つを含む、請求項１に記載の装置。 The barrier structure (110) further comprises a release surface (116) defining the first surface of the barrier structure (110);
The release surface (116) is selected so that it does not react with the composite material charge (810), the material selected so as not to adhere to the composite material charge (810). The apparatus of claim 1, comprising at least one of a material and a fluoropolymer. 前記バリア構造（１１０）の前記第１の面が、前記囲まれた空間に連通した複数の保持路（１２６）を更に定めている、請求項１に記載の装置。   The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first surface of the barrier structure (110) further defines a plurality of retaining channels (126) in communication with the enclosed space. 前記シール構造（１７０）が、当該真空圧縮装置（１００）が前記支持面（２００）上に配置されたときに前記バリア構造（１１０）と前記支持面（２００）との間に位置する、請求項１に記載の装置。   The seal structure (170) is located between the barrier structure (110) and the support surface (200) when the vacuum compression device (100) is disposed on the support surface (200). Item 2. The apparatus according to Item 1. 前記シール構造（１７０）が、圧縮シール、弾性シール、及び管状弾性シールのうちの少なくとも１つを含む、請求項１に記載の装置。   The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the seal structure (170) comprises at least one of a compression seal, an elastic seal, and a tubular elastic seal. 前記支持面（２００）上に配置されておらず、前記囲まれた空間に真空が適用されていないときの変形前の構成と、前記支持面（２００）上に配置され、前記囲まれた空間に真空が適用されたときの変形後の構成と、を備える、請求項１に記載の装置。   The structure before deformation when the vacuum is not applied to the enclosed space that is not arranged on the support surface (200), and the enclosed space arranged on the support surface (200) The apparatus according to claim 1, comprising: a configuration after deformation when a vacuum is applied to the apparatus. 前記バリア構造（１１０）が、当該装置が前記変形前の構成であるときに平面的であり、
更に前記バリア構造（１１０）が、当該装置が前記変形後の構成であるときに前記支持面（２００）の外形に少なくとも部分的に一致し、
前記支持面（２００）の外形は、少なくとも非平面的な外形を含む、請求項６に記載の装置。 The barrier structure (110) is planar when the device is in the pre-deformation configuration;
Furthermore, the barrier structure (110) at least partially matches the outer shape of the support surface (200) when the device is in the deformed configuration,
The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the contour of the support surface (200) comprises at least a non-planar contour. 前記シール構造（１７０）が、前記バリア構造（１１０）の前記第１の面に垂直な方向に測定される厚さを定めており、
前記厚さが、当該装置が前記変形前の構成であるときの変形前厚さと、当該装置が前記変形後の構成であるときの変形後厚さと、を備え、
更に前記変形後厚さが、前記変形前厚さよりも小さい、請求項６又は７に記載の装置。 The seal structure (170) defines a thickness measured in a direction perpendicular to the first surface of the barrier structure (110);
The thickness comprises a thickness before deformation when the device is a configuration before the deformation, and a thickness after deformation when the device is a configuration after the deformation,
The device according to claim 6 or 7 , wherein the post-deformation thickness is smaller than the pre-deformation thickness. 当該真空圧縮装置（１００）が、当該真空圧縮装置（１００）に損傷を生じることなく前記支持面（２００）上で複合材料の複数の装てん物（８１０）を圧縮するように構成された再使用可能な真空圧縮装置である、請求項１に記載の装置。   Reuse configured such that the vacuum compression device (100) compresses a plurality of composite loads (810) on the support surface (200) without causing damage to the vacuum compression device (100). The device of claim 1, which is a possible vacuum compression device. 支持面（２００）上で複合材料の装てん物（８１０）を圧縮する方法であって、
前記複合材料の装てん物（８１０）を収容する囲まれた空間を定めるように、真空圧縮装置（１００）を支持面（２００）上に配置するステップ（４２０）と、
前記真空圧縮装置（１００）を変形前の構成から前記変形前の構成とは異なる変形後の構成に移行させるために、前記囲まれた空間の圧力を下げるステップ（４３０）と、
前記真空圧縮装置（１００）と前記支持面（２００）との間で前記複合材料の装てん物（８１０）を圧縮するステップ（４４０）と、
前記真空圧縮装置（１００）を前記変形前の構成に戻すように前記囲まれた空間の圧力を高めるステップ（４５０）と、
を含み、
前記真空圧縮装置（１００）はバリア構造（１１０）をさらに含み、前記バリア構造（１１０）が、第１の平面的な壁（１３０）と、第２の平面的な壁（１３２）と、前記第１の平面的な壁と前記第２の平面的な壁との間で延びる複数の細長いウェブ（１３４）とによって定められ、
前記第１の平面的な壁、前記第２の平面的な壁、及び前記複数の細長いウェブが、複数の細長いチャネル（１３６）を定めており、更に前記複数の細長いチャネルが、真空分配マニホールド（１４０）の少なくとも一部分を定めている、方法。 A method of compressing a composite charge (810) on a support surface (200) comprising:
Placing a vacuum compression device (100) on a support surface (200) so as to define an enclosed space containing said composite material charge (810);
Reducing the pressure in the enclosed space (430) in order to shift the vacuum compression apparatus (100) from a pre-deformation configuration to a post-deformation configuration different from the pre-deformation configuration;
Compressing (440) the composite charge (810) between the vacuum compression apparatus (100) and the support surface (200);
Increasing the pressure in the enclosed space to return the vacuum compression apparatus (100) to the configuration prior to the deformation (450);
Only including,
The vacuum compression apparatus (100) further includes a barrier structure (110), the barrier structure (110) comprising a first planar wall (130), a second planar wall (132), and the Defined by a plurality of elongated webs (134) extending between a first planar wall and the second planar wall;
The first planar wall, the second planar wall, and the plurality of elongated webs define a plurality of elongated channels (136), and the plurality of elongated channels are further defined in a vacuum distribution manifold ( 140) defining at least a portion of 140) . 前記真空圧縮装置（１００）は、バリア構造（１１０）の第１の面に作用可能に取り付けられたシール構造（１７０）を更に備え、
前記圧力を下げるステップ（４３０）は、前記シール構造（１７０）を圧縮前の構成から前記圧縮前の構成とは異なる圧縮後の構成に移行させるように前記シール構造（１７０）を前記バリア構造（１１０）と前記支持面（２００）との間で圧縮するステップを含み、
更に前記圧力を高めるステップ（４５０）は、前記シール構造（１７０）を前記圧縮前の構成に戻すステップを含む、請求項１０に記載の方法。 The vacuum compression apparatus (100) further comprises a seal structure (170) operably attached to the first surface of the barrier structure (110),
The step of lowering the pressure (430) moves the seal structure (170) to the barrier structure (170) so as to shift the seal structure (170) from a pre-compression configuration to a post-compression configuration different from the pre-compression configuration. 110) and the support surface (200),
The method of claim 10 , wherein the step of further increasing the pressure (450) comprises returning the seal structure (170) to the pre-compression configuration. 前記配置するステップ（４２０）が、前記真空圧縮装置（１００）のシール構造（１７０）を前記支持面（２００）に接触させるステップを含み、
前記支持面（２００）の一部分は、先に圧縮された複合材料の装てん物（８１２）によって定められており、
更に前記配置するステップ（４２０）は、前記シール構造（１７０）を前記先に圧縮された複合材料の装てん物（８１２）に接触させるステップを含む、請求項１０又は１１に記載の方法。 The placing step (420) comprises bringing a sealing structure (170) of the vacuum compression device (100) into contact with the support surface (200);
A portion of the support surface (200) is defined by a composite material charge (812) previously compressed;
12. The method of claim 10 or 11 , further comprising the step of placing (420) contacting the seal structure (170) to the previously compressed composite material charge (812). 前記複合材料の装てん物（８１０）は複合材料の第１の装てん物であり、
更に当該方法は、前記支持面（２００）上で複合材料の複数の装てん物（８１０）を圧縮するために当該方法を繰り返すステップ（４６０）を含み、
前記繰り返すステップ（４６０）が、前記真空圧縮装置（１００）を前記変形前の構成から前記変形後の構成に移行させるステップ及びその後に前記真空圧縮装置（１００）を前記変形前の構成に戻すステップを、前記真空圧縮装置（１００）に損傷を与えることなく複数回含む、請求項１０から１２のいずれか一項に記載の方法。 The composite charge (810) is the first charge of the composite;
The method further includes repeating (460) the method to compress a plurality of composite loads (810) on the support surface (200);
The step of repeating (460) is a step of moving the vacuum compression device (100) from the pre-deformation configuration to the post-deformation configuration and then returning the vacuum compression device (100) to the pre-deformation configuration 13. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 12, comprising a plurality of times without damaging the vacuum compression device (100).
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