Patent ID: 11890824
Assignee: AIRBUS ATLANTIC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  Y | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A system for manufacturing at least one thermoplastic part formed from a blank part comprising reinforcing fibers embedded in a thermoplastic matrix having a melting temperature above 200° C. for integrating into a primary structure of an aircraft, said manufacturing system comprising:
a first molding member, comprising a first internal face with a first impression configured to give a surface condition to an upper face of the blank part and a second molding member comprising a second internal face with a second impression configured to give a surface condition to a lower face of the blank part, the first and second molding members being stacked along a vertical axis,
a first heating body mounted to the first molding member along the vertical axis and a second heating body positioned under the second molding member,
a first thermal insulation member positioned on the first heating body along the vertical axis and a second thermal insulation member positioned under the second molding member along the vertical axis, the first and second thermal insulation members defining an inner cavity in which the first and second molding members and the first and second heating bodies are positioned,
a flexible sealed envelope forming a closed volume and sealing the inner cavity in which the first and second molding members, the first and second heating bodies, and the first and second thermal insulation members are positioned, and
a suction member configured to lower internal pressure in the closed volume of the flexible sealed envelope relative to external pressure external to the flexible sealed envelope so as to compress the blank part between the first and second molding members during heating of the blank part.