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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Matthew R. Desjardien, Kenmore, WA (US);
Blake Rafferty, Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Karas, Seattle, WA (US);
Mark S. Bunker, Renton, WA (US);
Erik Lund, Issaquah, WA (US);
Garrett C. Hanson, Renton, WA (US);
Stephen G. Holley, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Benjamin B. Lee, Tacoma, WA (US);
John D. O'Connell, Snohomish, WA (US);
John D. Morris, Seattle, WA (US);
Derek J. Flolid, Bothell, WA (US);
Bruce S. Howard, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark C. Boberg, Bellevue, WA (US);
Eric J. Walker, Bellevue, WA (US);
Silas L. Studley, Seattle, WA (US);
Derek Willis, Edmonds, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a material layer onto a form tool may include at least one nosepiece configured to laterally sweep a ply carrier onto a form tool contour. The apparatus may include a pair of tension arms configured to support opposing lateral sides of a ply carrier having a material layer mounted to a lower surface thereof. The apparatus may include one or more actuators configured to position the tension arms during forming of the ply carrier to the form tool contour. The one or more actuators may be configured to sense and control lateral tension in the ply carrier during forming of the ply carrier to the form tool contour.