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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/56 (2006.01); B29C 70/22 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29D 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29L 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/56 (2013.01); B29C 70/222 (2013.01); B29C 70/443 (2013.01); B29C 70/446 (2013.01); B29C 70/541 (2013.01); B29D 23/00 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0827 (2013.01); B29L 2023/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of positioning a braided fibre sleeve relative to a tool surface, the braided fibre sleeve comprising a longitudinal axis and biaxially oriented tows arranged at acute angles relative to the longitudinal axis, the method comprising; applying tension to a plurality of axial threads disposed along the longitudinal axis, such tension forming a tensioned braided fibre sleeve; positioning the tensioned braided fibre sleeve relative to a tool surface; and releasing tension on the plurality of axial threads.