Manufacturing method of a preform for a turbomachine component made from composite material and corresponding component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12576600-B2
Application number	US-202117995426-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 9, 2021
Priority date	Apr 10, 2020
Publication date	Mar 17, 2026
Grant date	Mar 17, 2026

Abstract

A manufacturing method for a component made from composite material, in particular of a turbomachine, includes the steps of producing a preform with a fibrous reinforcement comprising a first fibrous portion and a second fibrous portion, and injecting a pressurized matrix into an injection chamber of an injection mold, in which the preform is arranged. The method further includes the steps of polymerizing the preform and positioning a flexible pocket that encloses a fluid and that is arranged between the first fibrous portion and the second fibrous portion before the injection step. The fluid is configured to apply an additional pressure to the preform of the fluid during the polymerization step.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method for manufacturing a component made from composite material, the method comprising the following steps of:
producing a preform with a fibrous reinforcement comprising a first fibrous portion and a second fibrous portion, the first fibrous portion comprising a first plurality of layers woven together, the second fibrous portion comprising a second plurality of layers woven together, the first and second plurality of layers being woven together in a first binding area and in a second binding area, the fibrous reinforcement including an unbinding area located between the first and second binding areas, the first plurality of layers being locally unconnected to the second plurality of layers in the unbinding area, injecting a matrix under pressure into an injection enclosure of an injection mold in which the preform is arranged, polymerizing the preform, and positioning a flexible bag which contains a fluid and which, before the step of injecting the matrix, is arranged in the unbinding area between the first fibrous portion and the second fibrous portion, the fluid applying an additional pressure to the preform during the step of polymerizing the preform, wherein the additional pressure in the flexible bag is monitored and controlled during the polymerizing step via a pressurizing device connected to the flexible bag.

2 . The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the fluid is injected in the flexible bag.

3 . The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the additional pressure is obtained by a thermal expansion of the fluid in the bag.

4 . The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of polymerizing the preform is followed by a step of piercing the flexible bag so as to extract the fluid.

5 . The manufacturing method according to claim 4 , wherein the piercing is carried out in an unloaded area of the component.

6 . The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein a conduit is configured to connect the bag to the pressurizing device and is arranged in an unloaded area of the component.

7 . The manufacturing method according claim 1 , wherein the fibrous reinforcement is obtained by a three-dimensional or two-dimensional weaving.

8 . The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , the unbinding area is delimited by first and second unbinding lines, the unbinding area being arranged between the first and second binding areas along a longitudinal direction L.

9 . The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the component from composite material is for a turbomachine.

10 . A method for manufacturing a component made from composite material, the method comprising the following steps of:
producing a preform with a fibrous reinforcement comprising a first fibrous portion and a second fibrous portion, the fibrous reinforcement being produced in one component, the first fibrous portion and the second fibrous portion being woven together in a first binding area and in a second binding area, the preform comprising an unbinding area delimited by first and second unbinding lines and in which the first and second portions are not locally connected to each other, the unbinding area being arranged between the first and second binding areas along a longitudinal direction L, injecting a matrix under pressure into an injection enclosure of an injection mold in which the preform is arranged, polymerizing the preform, and positioning a flexible bag which contains a fluid and which is arranged in the unbinding area between the first fibrous portion and the second fibrous portion before the step of injecting the matrix, the fluid applying an additional pressure to the preform during the step of polymerizing the preform, wherein the additional pressure in the flexible bag is monitored and controlled via a pressurizing device connected to the flexible bag.

11 . A method for manufacturing a component made from composite material, the method comprising the following steps of:
producing a preform with a fibrous reinforcement comprising a first fibrous portion and a second fibrous portion, the first fibrous portion comprising a first plurality of warp threads and weft threads woven together, the second fibrous portion comprising a second plurality of warp threads and weft threads woven together, the first and second plurality of warp threads and weft threads being woven together in a first binding area and in a second binding area, the fibrous reinforcement including an unbinding area located between the first and second binding areas, the first plurality of warp threads and weft threads being locally unconnected to the second plurality of warp threads and weft threads in the unbinding area, injecting a matrix under pressure into an injection enclosure of an injection mold in which the preform is arranged, polymerizing the preform, and positioning a flexible bag which contains a fluid and which, before the step of injecting the matrix, is arranged in the unbinding area between the first fibrous portion and the second fibrous portion, the fluid applying an additional pressure to the preform during the step of polymerizing the preform, wherein the additional pressure in the flexible bag is monitored and controlled during the polymerizing step via a pressurizing device connected to the flexible bag.

12 . The manufacturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the component from composite material is for a turbomachine vane.

13 . The manufacturing method according to claim 11 , wherein the component from composite material is for a turbomachine vane.

Assignees

• Safran Aircraft Engines

Inventors

• Minervino Matteo
• Grelin Hervé
• Fromonteil Didier

Classifications

• B29B11/00

  Making preforms (B29C61/06 takes precedence {; combined with blow-moulding B29C49/02, with thermoforming B29C51/02; making preforms for manufacturing of light guides B29D11/00721}) · CPC title

• B29L2031/08

  Blades for rotors, stators, fans, turbines or the like, e.g. screw propellers · CPC title

• B29C70/446 Primary

  Moulding structures having an axis of symmetry or at least one channel, e.g. tubular structures, frames · CPC title

• B29B11/16

  comprising fillers or reinforcement {(non-woven fabrics per se D04H1/00, D04H3/00)} · CPC title

• Y02T50/60

  Efficient propulsion technologies, e.g. for aircraft · CPC title