Patent ID: 9180979
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B29C,B29K,B64F,B82Y,H05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An aircraft article composite forming and curing tool, wherein an aircraft article to be formed comprises a composite material including an outer surface, the aircraft article composite forming tool comprising: a cured matrix laminate, being a polymeric composite face sheet, comprising an upper ply including a forming surface for forming said aircraft article outer surface, wherein the upper ply comprises a nano filament structure embedded therein, wherein the matrix laminate comprises a plurality of laid-up plies, a portion of the laid-up plies comprising a nano filament structure and controllable heating elements comprising nano filament structure in suitable positions of the matrix laminate, such that a portion of the nano filament structure is exposed on the forming surface, and wherein at least a portion of the nano filament structure is coupled to an energy supply to heat the forming surface.