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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ian Ribble, Ridgeville, SC (US);
Nicholas A. Norman, Summerville, SC (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/24 (2006.01); B29C 64/393 (2017.01); B33Y 50/02 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 64/393 (2017.08); B33Y 50/02 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24306 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a part having an opening for receiving an insert, including forming the opening having an internal surface wherein the internal surface has a polygonal cross-section including a plurality of sides. The polygonal cross-section comprises a polygon having an area larger than a cross-section of the insert, and the sides constrain the insert so as to locate the insert in the opening when the insert is inserted into the opening.