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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Paul R. Stone, Federal Way, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 70/46 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 53/043 (2013.01); B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B29C 70/46 (2013.01); B29C 70/541 (2013.01); B25J 15/0019 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B29C 70/40 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for placing a piece of a composite material. The piece of the composite material is picked up from a source using an end effector. The piece is moved to a tool using the end effector. The piece is placed on the tool using the end effector. The piece is conformed to a shape of the tool using a roller system in the end effector, in which the roller system is moveable to conform the piece to a shape of the tool.