Patent ID: 11969958
Assignee: ROHR, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for manufacturing a container, comprising:
providing a baffle, the baffle comprising baffle thermoplastic material;
forming a sidewall by in-situ fiber placement using an additive manufacturing device, the sidewall bonded to the baffle during the forming of the sidewall, the baffle disposed with a mandrel during the forming of the sidewall, and the sidewall circumscribing the baffle and comprising sidewall thermoplastic material;
removing the mandrel from the sidewall; and
bonding an endwall to the sidewall following the removing of the mandrel;
wherein the container includes an internal chamber, the baffle, and the sidewall, the sidewall forms an outer peripheral boundary of the internal chamber, and the baffle is arranged within the internal chamber.