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Thermoplastic composite parts having integrated metal fittings and method of making the same

  • US 9,102,103 B2
  • Filed: 01/29/2007
  • Issued: 08/11/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing a part having a joint between a polymeric composite laminate and a metal fitting, the method comprisingforming a lay-up by positioning a metal fitting adjacent to a traverse edge of a stack comprising plies of a composite material tacked together such that at least part of an edge of the metal fitting contacts at least part of the edge of the stack;

  • placing the lay-up between two metal tools;

    feeding the lay-up through a continuous compression machine;

    consolidating the layup to form the joint, wherein consolidating is performed by the continuous compression machine, wherein feeding the lay-up through a continuous compression machine comprises feeding the metal tools and the lay-up into the continuous compression machine.

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