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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Paul R. Stone, Federal Way, WA (US);
David Lynn Phillips, Buckley, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B25J 9/12 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B25J 9/126 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B29C 70/388 (2013.01); B29C 70/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for placing a piece of composite material onto a substrate. The piece of composite material is placed on the substrate with using an end effector. The piece of composite material is held against the substrate using the end effector. The piece of the composite material is compacted against the substrate while also holding the piece of composite material against the substrate using the end effector.