Isostatic self-contained bond or mold tool
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1. An arrangement for manufacturing a composite article structure comprising:
- (a) first and second cooperable forming means for establishing a complex form therebetween, said first and second cooperable forming means comprising ceramic;
(b) containment means for containing said first and second cooperable forming means;
(c) said first and second cooperable forming means defining respective first and second inner surfaces for applying pressure upon said complex structure to be made therebetween;
(d) at least one of said cooperable means containing a first controllable heating means for controllably applying heat to one of said inner surfaces including an arrangement of ducts spaced adjacent said inner surface for containing said heating means;
(e) a flexible pressure bag means for applying controllable pressure between said containment means and at least one of said cooperable forming means; and
(f) said arrangement further comprising a flexible pressure heating blanket means disposed adjacent said pressure bag means for applying controllable pressure and heat to at least one of said cooperable forming means;
whereby heat and pressure are transferable from said flexible pressure heating blanket means to said manufactured complex structure in order to accomplish molding or bonding.
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An arrangement for manufacturing complex structures by transferring heat and pressure from ceramic molds to the article to be molded. The arrangement comprises a combination of ceramic molds, a flexible pressure bag means for applying pressure to at least one of the ceramic molds and a flexible pressure heating blanket means to apply pressure and heat against at least one of the ceramic molds.
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1. An arrangement for manufacturing a composite article structure comprising:
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(a) first and second cooperable forming means for establishing a complex form therebetween, said first and second cooperable forming means comprising ceramic; (b) containment means for containing said first and second cooperable forming means; (c) said first and second cooperable forming means defining respective first and second inner surfaces for applying pressure upon said complex structure to be made therebetween; (d) at least one of said cooperable means containing a first controllable heating means for controllably applying heat to one of said inner surfaces including an arrangement of ducts spaced adjacent said inner surface for containing said heating means; (e) a flexible pressure bag means for applying controllable pressure between said containment means and at least one of said cooperable forming means; and (f) said arrangement further comprising a flexible pressure heating blanket means disposed adjacent said pressure bag means for applying controllable pressure and heat to at least one of said cooperable forming means; whereby heat and pressure are transferable from said flexible pressure heating blanket means to said manufactured complex structure in order to accomplish molding or bonding. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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