Patent ID: 9138971
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,B32B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to cure a laminated resin part comprising: a frame; a support movably coupled to the frame, the support to slide relative to the frame along a first axis from a part loading position to a part curing position, the support having an opening that is contoured to receive a rotor blade, the support to maintain the rotor blade upright relative to the frame; a pair of clamps movable along a second axis non-parallel relative to the first axis between a release position and a clamping position, the clamps to engage opposite surfaces of a pre-selected portion of the part when the clamps are in the clamping position to apply a pressure to the pre-selected portion, the pre-selected portion of the part being less than an entirety of the part; and a heater coupled to the clamps, the heater to heat the pre-selected portion of the part via the clamps to cure the pre-selected portion of the part.