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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
May. 19, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Peter J. Lockett, Thornbury, AU;
Manning J. Scarfe, Ascot Vale, AU;
Andrew K. Glynn, Kensington, AU;
David A. Pook, Malvern East, AU;
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A composite truss structure may have a first facesheet, a second facesheet, and a plurality of truss elements joined with the first facesheet and the second facesheet at nodes to form a one-piece structure. The composite truss structure may be formed by a method comprising preparing a dry fabric mold by: 1) placing a first dry fabric layer on a tool, 2) placing a first layer of fabric-loaded mandrels on the first dry fabric layer, 3) placing a second layer of the fabric-loaded mandrels on the first layer of fabric-loaded mandrels, and 4) placing a second dry fabric layer over the fabric-loaded mandrels. The method may further comprise infusing the dry fabric mold with a resin, and curing the resin to provide the nonflexible composite truss structure.