Patent ID: 9415536
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B29C,B29L

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for producing a composite material aircraft component, the apparatus comprising: a mold having a receiving space adapted to accommodate a plastic material, a heating device adapted to supply heat to the mold in order to heat the plastic material accommodated within the receiving space of the mold, a plurality of heat pipes, each heat pipe having a first end which is in thermal contact with a heat source and a second end which is in thermal contact with the receiving space of the mold, such that the plastic material accommodated within the receiving space is supplied with heat transferred to the receiving space from the heat source via the plurality of heat pipes, and an additional heating device comprising a recuperation device being adapted to recover exhaust heat of the heating device and adapted to supply heat to the mold in order to heat the plastic material accommodated within the receiving space of the mold, wherein the recuperation device comprises a heat exchanger which is adapted to be flown through with hot exhaust gas of the heating device.