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Hand assisted lamination system

  • US 6,045,651 A
  • Filed: 09/07/1993
  • Issued: 04/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A hand assisted process for making a laminated composite article, said process comprising:

  • (a) providing a support table;

    (b) providing a lay-up tool, and positioning said lay-up tool on said support table;

    (c) outlining the location of a ply by projecting a laser beam onto said lay-up tool at the points defined by a data set;

    (d) manually laying down a ply of a composite laminating material on said lay-up tool in said location outlined by said laser beam;

    (e) forming and compacting said ply on said lay-up tool by using a forming/compaction bag and by drawing a vacuum through said support table; and

    (f) repeating steps (c)-(e) until said laminated composite article is complete.

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