METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL MEMBER, AND STRUCTURAL MEMBER MADE BY THE METHOD AND APPARATUS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and an apparatus for connecting structural members such as stringer, spar and frame sections that allow the use of composite splice members, and to provide composite structural members formed of composite sections connected to each other by the composite splice members.

SOLUTION: The composite structural member includes first and second composite sections 104a, 104b joined to each other by the composite splice members 112 overlapping with the first and second composite sections. This embodiment provides a method and an apparatus for structural bonding of relatively large composite structural members in a localized area that obviates the need for curing an adhesive in an autoclave. The ability to apply localized heat and pressure to a bond joint allows the use of the composite splice member and may eliminate the need for fasteners.

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