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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Daniel James McMillan, Edmonds, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
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.