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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael Robert Anderson, Renton, WA (US);
Daniel M. McDonagh, Seattle, WA (US);
Ryan Christopher Lucas, Puyallup, WA (US);
Mark Klewiada, Seattle, WA (US);
James N. Buttrick, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29C 70/388 (2013.01); B29C 70/541 (2013.01); B29D 99/0003 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1002 (2015.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for forming composite plies on a contoured tool includes a forming head for forming the composite plies on the tool. The forming head is mounted on a manipulator and includes a compliant nosepiece adapted to conform to the contoured tool.