Airfoil manufacturing system

摘要

An apparatus and method for shaping an airfoil. A prepreg assembly is positioned relative to a part in a plurality of parts for a tool for the airfoil using a positioning section for a frame. The positioning section is configured to move relative to the tool and a base of the frame and move a number of parts in the plurality of parts for the tool relative to each other. A number of sections in the prepreg assembly are heated. A force is applied to the number of sections in the prepreg assembly that have been heated to conform to the tool to cause the number of sections in the prepreg assembly that have been heated to conform to the tool with a shape for a component of the airfoil.

主权项

1. A method for shaping an airfoil comprising:
positioning a prepreg assembly relative to a tool using a positioning section of a frame, the tool comprising a first mandrel and a second mandrel, the frame comprising a base and the positioning section, wherein the positioning section is configured to hold the prepreg assembly, move relative to the tool and a base of the frame, and move the second mandrel, which is connected to the positioning section, relative to the first mandrel; heating a number of sections in the prepreg assembly; and applying a force to the number of sections in the prepreg assembly that have been heated to conform to the tool to cause the number of sections in the prepreg assembly that have been heated to conform to the tool with a shape for a component of the airfoil.