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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Randall D. Wilkerson, O'Fallon, MO (US);
Donald C. Besselsen, Lake St Louis, MO (US);
Philip P. Steinacher, Carrollton, IL (US);
Jerry Lee Newland, Warrenton, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/52 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 43/28 (2006.01); B29C 70/50 (2006.01); B29K 105/06 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29C 43/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/526 (2013.01); B29C 43/28 (2013.01); B29C 70/50 (2013.01); B29C 70/521 (2013.01); B29D 99/0003 (2013.01); B29C 43/52 (2013.01); B29K 2105/06 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for forming composite parts. One embodiment is a method that includes receiving flat unidirectional tape that is continuous and fiber-reinforced, and drawing the tape through a fixed die that heats and plastically deforms the tape into a gap filler having a non-flat cross section.