Patent ID: 9656452
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29D,B32B

Claim:
1. A method for manufacturing a bond panel, comprising: laying up a top skin on a tool comprising a mandrel; laying out a core on the top skin; laying up back skin to create an assembly comprising the top skin, the core, and the back skin; placing the assembly in a bag to provide a bagged assembly; placing the bagged assembly in an autoclave; and subjecting the bagged assembly to a pressure and a temperature for a determined amount of time, wherein the back skin, the core, and the top skin are co-cured in a single autoclave pressurization and heating operation, wherein the mandrel is configured to form a cavity in the top skin that is capable of receiving an acoustic insert assembly; applying a first adhesive to the cavity; and inserting the acoustic insert assembly in the cavity.