| 摘要 |
A system including one or more rubber bodies with respective rubber portions. The rubber body is positionable on a preselected portion of a surface of an object. An inner side of the rubber body is engageable with the preselected portion, and an outer side thereof is opposed to the inner side. The system includes a release film positionable on the rubber body, a heating blanket positionable on the release film, and a breather fabric. The system also includes a vacuum cover engageable with the breather fabric, which is sealed along a perimeter surrounding the preselected portion of the surface. A vacuum pump is in fluid communication with an interior space partially defined by the vacuum cover, for subjecting the rubber body to a predetermined pressure. The rubber portion is vulcanizable when subjected to heat generated by the heating blanket and to the predetermined pressure. |
| 主权项 |
1. A system comprising:
at least one rubber body comprising a rubber portion, said at least one rubber body being positionable on at least one preselected portion of a surface of an object, said at least one rubber body comprising an inner side engageable with said at least one preselected portion, and an outer side opposed to the inner side; a release film comprising opposed first and second sides thereof, the first side being positionable to engage the outer side of said at least one rubber body; a heating blanket for generating heat for vulcanizing the rubber portion, the heating blanket comprising a contact side and an opposed non-contact side, the heating blanket being positionable to engage the contact side with the second side of the release film; a breather fabric comprising an interior side and an opposed exterior side, the interior side being positionable on the non-contact side of the heating blanket, the breather fabric being formed to permit gases generated upon vulcanization of the rubber portion to be released therethrough; a vacuum cover comprising an inward side and an opposed outward side, the inward side being engageable with the exterior side of the breather fabric; at least one sealing element for sealing the vacuum cover along a perimeter surrounding said at least one preselected portion of the surface, to provide a substantially air-tight seal along the perimeter; the release film, the heating blanket, and the breather fabric being positioned in an interior space extending between the inward side of the vacuum cover and the outer side of said at least one rubber body; a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the interior space, for providing a partial vacuum therein to subject the rubber body to a predetermined pressure, and for removing the gases generated upon vulcanizing the rubber portion from the interior space; and the rubber portion being vulcanizable when subjected to the heat generated by the heating blanket and when subjected to the predetermined pressure, to bond said at least one rubber body and said at least one preselected portion of the surface of the object. |
