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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
May. 21, 2015
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Marc R. Matsen, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark A. Negley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jeffery L. Marcoe, Bellevue, WA (US);
Stephen G. Moore, Renton, WA (US);
Brice A. Johnson, Federal Way, WA (US);
Alexandra K. Dillon, Seattle, WA (US);
Megan M. Petersen, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A fiber placement system including a fiber placement station at a first location, the fiber placement station including a tool and a fiber placement assembly configured to construct a reinforcement layup on the tool, the first fiber placement assembly including a compaction roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, the compaction roller at least partially defining a nip, a thermoplastic composite ply extending through the nip and a heating unit positioned to heat the thermoplastic composite ply proximate the nip, and a consolidation station at a consolidation location, the consolidation location being different from the first location, the consolidation station including a consolidation tool and a consolidation system configured to consolidate a reinforcement layup assembly that includes the reinforcement layup.