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Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2018
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Max Osborne, Melbourne, AU;

Jason McBain, Melbourne, AU;

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29K 101/10 (2006.01); B29C 70/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/548 (2013.01); B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29C 70/48 (2013.01); B29K 2101/10 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0096 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods for fabricating composite parts. One embodiment is a method that includes selecting a caul plate having a body and a trough disposed at a side of the body which defines a channel that hangs beneath the body, the caul plate further having an opening disposed between the trough and the lower surface to form a fluid pathway for resin within the channel to exit into a preform. The method also includes placing the caul plate atop a preform of dry fiber and aligning the channel with a periphery of the preform, placing resin into the trough, and impregnating the preform with resin from the trough.


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