Patent ID: 8650745
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: B29C,B32B,B65B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A thermal processing and consolidation system, comprising: an upper chamber assembly; a lower chamber assembly, wherein the upper chamber assembly and the lower chamber assembly are movable relative to one another, and wherein the upper chamber assembly and the lower chamber assembly are operable to couple to one another and form an enclosed plenum, the plenum is operable to maintain a pressurized and/or temperature controlled environment; a tool for receiving a set of unprocessed components, the tool being moveable to a first position on the lower chamber assembly in alignment with the upper chamber assembly to be completely enclosed in the plenum, a flexible member positionable over the set of unprocessed components within the tool and free of attachment to the upper and lower chamber assemblies when the tool is at the second position; a coupling system operable to provide services to the tool and the plenum; and a controller coupled to the upper or lower chamber assembly and the coupling system, the controller operable to direct the services to the tool in accordance with a set of process parameters for thermally processing and curing the set of unprocessed components within the tool when the tool is enclosed in the plenum.