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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
William R. Cooper, Maple Valley, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29C 33/48 (2006.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.01); B29C 64/40 (2017.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B29C 33/485 (2013.01); B29C 64/153 (2017.08); B29C 64/40 (2017.08); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12);
Abstract
An additively manufactured mandrel is disclosed, including a plurality of separable segments arranged to form a main body having a first end and a second end, each separable segment connected to adjacent segments. A first plug connected to the first end, and a second plug connected to the second end of the main body are configured to support the main body during a composite curing process.