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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew S. Stauffer, West Chester, PA (US);
Douglas R. Ludin, Malvern, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29C 70/32 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 53/82 (2006.01); B29C 33/76 (2006.01); B29C 41/40 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29C 33/0011 (2013.01); B29C 33/76 (2013.01); B29C 41/40 (2013.01); B29C 53/82 (2013.01); B29C 70/32 (2013.01); B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29K 2879/085 (2013.01); B29K 2905/02 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0017 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tool for laying up composite material to form a workpiece having a target contour is disclosed. The tool includes a support structure including an elongated member having a longitudinal axis, and support plates connected to the elongated member and spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal axis. The elongated member includes a metallic material. The tool also includes a non-metallic backing structure connected to the support plates, the non-metallic backing structure comprising a working surface that includes a backing contour complementary to the target contour.