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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Gregory James Schoepen Hickman, St. Louis, MO (US);
James R. Fox, University City, MO (US);
Charles R. Prebil, University City, MO (US);
Randall Dow Wilkerson, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01); B29C 51/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29C 70/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B29C 51/082 (2013.01); B29C 70/382 (2013.01); B29C 70/386 (2013.01); G06F 17/50 (2013.01); B29C 70/46 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
Thermoplastic composite parts are produced by automated fiber placement followed by stamp forming a layup having tailored fiber orientations. The tailored fiber orientations are achieved by tow steering and result in a layup that does not wrinkle during forming.