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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
William Thomas Kline, Burien, WA (US);
Christopher Gary Harris, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/56 (2006.01); B29C 43/32 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29K 309/08 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/56 (2013.01); B29C 43/32 (2013.01); B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29C 70/541 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29K 2309/08 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ply wrinkling during hot drape forming of a composite laminate is reduced at corner radii. A tensioning material placed over an uncured composite laminate charge maintains a compressive force on the laminate charge as the charge is formed over a tool.