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METHOD OF FORMING AN INTERNAL STRUCTURE WITHIN A HOLLOW COMPONENT

  • US 20110002788A1
  • Filed: 06/08/2010
  • Published: 01/06/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of forming an internal structure within a hollow component, the component comprising first and second panels and at least one membrane disposed between the first and second panels, the method comprising:

  • selectively bonding the at least one membrane to the first and/or second panels;

    inflating the component by passing a pressurised fluid between the first and second panels such that the first and second panels are inflated into contact with a die assembly and such that the membrane forms an internal structure between the first and second panels; and

    deforming the internal structure by applying the pressurised fluid at a first pressure on one side of the membrane and at a second pressure on the other side of the membrane.

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