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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Brian Gregory Robins, Renton, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 39/26 (2006.01); B29C 39/02 (2006.01); B29C 33/00 (2006.01); B29C 39/38 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29C 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 39/26 (2013.01); B29C 33/0033 (2013.01); B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B29C 33/485 (2013.01); B29C 39/02 (2013.01); B29C 39/38 (2013.01); B29K 2883/00 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0049 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a tool is provided. A number of members comprised of a thermoplastic material is positioned within a hollow portion of a structure. The tool is formed within the hollow portion of the structure with the number of members positioned within the hollow portion of the structure. Heat is applied within a selected range to the number of members to reduce a size of each of the number of members. The number of members is removed from the tool such that the tool is left with a number of voids.