Patent ID: 11898701
Assignee: RTX CORPORATION
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  Y | IPC B  F

Claim 7:
8. A method of manufacturing a composite pressure vessel assembly comprising:
forming a plurality of lobes consisting of at least one fiber-reinforced polymer,
wherein the plurality of lobes includes a plurality of end caps at each end of the lobes, and the forming the plurality of lobes comprises wrapping a plurality of liners with a short fiber comprising sheet molding compound to form separately wrapped liners;
disposing the wrapped liners in contact with each other in a desired arrangement to form a main body;
wrapping the wrapped liners with an external short fiber comprising sheet molding compound;
applying pressure at internal surfaces of the wrapped liners; and
curing the wrapped liners within an external mold to form a single, integrally formed pressure vessel.