Patent ID: 9561627
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K,B32B,B64C,Y02T,Y10T

Claim:
1. A device for compacting and consolidating a stack of fibrous plies pre-impregnated with a thermoplastic polymer, configured to be placed in an oven, comprising: a laying up board; containment blocks that are supported by the laying up board and that demarcate a perimeter of the stack of fibrous plies, wherein the containment blocks comprise open grooves that open into the perimeter of the stack of fibrous plies; a draining fabric on a side of the containment blocks demarcating the perimeter of the stack of fibrous plies; a flexible compacting plate with an area equal to that of the stack of fibrous plies and insertable inside the perimeter demarcated by the containment blocks; a sealing element for wrapping in a sealed manner the stack of fibrous plies, the containment blocks and the compacting plate to provide a wrapped volume; a vacuum pump for applying a vacuum to the wrapped volume comprising a plurality of holes in the board that open outside the perimeter of the stack of fibrous plies.