Patent ID: 11946264
Assignee: AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC E  B  Y | IPC B  E

Claim 16:
17. A production method for producing a transition region between a plurality of aerodynamic profile elements, wherein the transition region is configured to allow a laminar fluid flow flowing from a first of the aerodynamic profile elements via the transition region to a second of the aerodynamic profile elements, comprising the following steps:
a) arranging the aerodynamic profile elements such that the aerodynamic profile elements define a joint portion;
b) applying free-flowing or pasty sealant to the joint portion, and, to form the transition region, pressing the free-flowing or pasty sealant by means of a pressure plate arrangement delimiting an outlet gap for free-flowing or pasty sealant, wherein a quantity of the free-flowing or pasty sealant is dimensioned such that, during pressing, some of the free-flowing sealant exits from the outlet gap as excess sealant;
c) partially crosslinking or curing the free-flowing and/or pasty sealant; and
d) removing the excess sealant,
wherein a pressure plate body has a plurality of supporting projections located on a common side of the transition region, the plurality of supporting projections support the pressure plate body against one of the plurality of aerodynamic profile elements, wherein the plurality of supporting projections are arranged spaced apart from one another in a longitudinal direction of the pressure plate body extending parallel to a length of the transition region and delimit the outlet gap between adjacent supporting projections of the plurality of supporting projections.