The invention belongs to the technical field of material forming, and discloses a reinforced thin-wall carbon
fiber shell hot-press forming method which comprises the following steps: laying carbon
fiber prepreg in a mold from inside to outside, firstly laying ribs, and then laying
skin to form a prepreg blank; continuously and sequentially laying a carbon
fiber pad with demolding cloth, a
silicon rubber pad, an isolating membrane, a breathable felt and a vacuum bag membrane on the surface of the mold, integrally sealing by using a sealing rubber strip, vacuumizing and compacting, and curing in an
autoclave; and after curing is finished, cooling, opening the tank, taking out, demolding after cooling to
room temperature, and removing the mold and auxiliary materials to obtain the reinforced thin-wall carbon fiber shell. According to the invention, the
silicon rubber pad is added on the carbon fiber pad, so that the carbon fiber participating in
hot pressing is thickened, and the external soft
silicon rubber pad is used as the substrate, so that the
pressure transmission of the reinforced structure to the non-reinforced side surface is fundamentally counteracted, and the convex mark defect is thoroughly eliminated. The method is suitable for manufacturing the reinforced thin-wall carbon fiber shell in the
aerospace industry.