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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Robinson, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Michael Leslie Hand, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/56 (2006.01); B29C 70/02 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); B29B 11/16 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/562 (2013.01); B64G 1/402 (2013.01); B29B 11/16 (2013.01); B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); B29C 66/1162 (2013.01); B29C 66/4344 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3097 (2013.01); Y10T 403/47 (2015.01); Y10T 428/19 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a joint. A composite insert may be placed into a joint region for a first structure. The composite insert may comprise a structure having a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion all extending from a junction; and a resin impregnated into the structure to form the composite insert. The second structure may be laid up. The composite insert may be bonded to the first structure and the second structure.