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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Rogie I. Rodriguez, Huntsville, AL (US);
Bruno Zamorano Senderos, Huntsville, AL (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/26 (2006.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 40/00 (2020.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/26 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 40/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
A method for loading feedstock bars into an additive friction stir deposition machine (AFSD) is described. The method comprises containing a plurality of feedstock bars in a container disposed adjacent to a spindle of the additive friction stir deposition machine. The method further comprises moving one feedstock bar of the plurality of feedstock bars into axial alignment with the spindle of the additive friction stir deposition machine.