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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stephen G. Moore, Renton, WA (US);
Alexandra K. Dillon, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/14 (2006.01); G02B 26/10 (2006.01); G02B 13/22 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/1412 (2013.01); B29C 66/8362 (2013.01); B29C 66/952 (2013.01); B29C 70/386 (2013.01); G02B 13/22 (2013.01); G02B 26/101 (2013.01); G02B 26/105 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0872 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber placement system including a compaction roller rotatable about an axis of rotation, the compaction roller at least partially defining a compaction nip region, and a laser heating assembly including a laser that emits a beam of electromagnetic radiation and a scan head defining a scan field, the scan field being aligned with the compaction nip region, wherein the scan head scans the beam within the scan field.