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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2018
Filed:
May. 27, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Derek Paul Vetter, Olympia, WA (US);
Drew Edward Sommer, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 53/80 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 66/301 (2013.01); B29C 53/80 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 66/02241 (2013.01); B29C 66/03 (2013.01); B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B29D 99/0014 (2013.01); B29C 53/04 (2013.01); B29K 2105/089 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01); Y02T 50/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a composite filler. A composite ply is folded. The composite ply comprises fibers arranged at an angle relative to a central axis of the composite ply such that the composite filler has a varying cross-sectional orientation of fibers. A force is applied to the folded composite ply after folding to form a desired shape for the composite filler.