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Patent No.:

US 10226899 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019

Filed:

Jan. 02, 2015

System and method of forming a component using a mandrel assembly

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventor:

Daniel James McMillan, Edmonds, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorneys:

Joseph M. Butscher

The Small Patent Law Group, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Seyed Masoud Malekzadeh

Assistant Examiner:

Matthew Hoover

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 33/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/04 (2006.01); B29C 33/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29D 23/00 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 66/49 (2013.01); B29C 33/0011 (2013.01); B29C 33/046 (2013.01); B29C 33/485 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29C 70/446 (2013.01); B29D 23/00 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7504 (2013.01);
Abstract

A mandrel assembly is configured to receive one or more layers of composite material to form a component. The mandrel assembly may include a tower having an outer forming wall surrounding a central passage, and an upper ring removably secured to the tower. The upper ring is configured to be removed from the tower after the layer(s) of composite material are wrapped around the outer forming wall and at least a portion of the upper ring. The component is removed from the tower after the upper ring is removed from the tower.

Find Patent Forward Citations

McMillan, Daniel. (2019). System and method of forming a component using a mandrel assembly (U.S. Patent No. 10226899). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10226899

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