A method of permanently joining composite parts made from thermoplastic material includes providing a first composite part and a second composite part, both made from thermoplastic material, wherein an orifice is provided in at least one of the composite parts, positioning both composite parts such that a portion of the composite part which includes the orifice is adjacent to a portion of the other composite part, injecting melted thermoplastic material through the orifice to contact the first and the second composite part in a contact area, whereby surfaces of the first and the second composite part in that contact area melt together; and solidifying the thermoplastic material in the orifice and in the contact area to permanently join the first composite part to the second composite part.
METHOD OF PERMANENTLY JOINING COMPOSITE PARTS MADE FROM THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL, ARRANGEMENT OF COMPOSITE PARTS, AND AIRCRAFT
2023-01-19
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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