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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Justin H. Register, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29C 33/50 (2006.01); B29C 33/76 (2006.01); B64C 1/12 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29C 33/3821 (2013.01); B29C 33/505 (2013.01); B29C 33/76 (2013.01); B64C 1/12 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
Within examples, a mandrel is configured to be inserted into a cavity defined by an interior wall of a structural member to support the structural member during processing. The mandrel includes a first bladder containing a material, the material being capable of exhibiting granular jamming when air is removed from the first bladder. The mandrel further includes a second bladder configured to expand and apply a force to the first bladder. Systems and methods that relate to the mandrel are also described within examples.