Method of bending a composite panel

摘要

A method of bending a composite panel comprises: forming an assembly of two flat face sheets (11,12), and a flat center core (13), the core (13) not joined to a portion of the second face sheet (12); while holding the first face sheet (11) on a support having a stationary portion (30) and a movable portion (40), lifting the non-joined portion of said second face sheet (12) and to bend the non-joined portion to separate it from the core (13); removing a portion of the core (13) to form a V shape at the location of the bend; coating an adhesive on second face sheet or the opposed face of the core and bringing the core into contact with the non-joined portion of the second face sheet to adhere them by rotating the movable portion (40). The bend is formed without cutting the face sheet and without surface defects.