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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Richard Gingras, Montreal, CA;
Stephane Laurin, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29C 70/46 (2006.01); B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/345 (2013.01); B29C 33/3828 (2013.01); B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B29C 70/46 (2013.01); B29C 2033/385 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01); B29L 2031/757 (2013.01);
Abstract
A caul body for forming a composite structure comprises a laminate having at least one carbon layer and at least one silicone layer. The at least one silicone layer defines an outer surface of the laminate. The laminate has a first region and a second region. A thickness of the at least one carbon layer in the first region is greater than a thickness of the at least one carbon layer in the second region. The first region has a hardness value greater than a hardness value of the second region.