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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
James N. Buttrick, Seattle, WA (US);
Dennis Wayne Stewart, Toutle, WA (US);
Andrew E. Modin, Daniel Island, SC (US);
David Paul Banks, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Edoardo Depase, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Jesus Sanchez, Maunabo, PR (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 69/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/06 (2006.01); B29K 105/12 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29C 69/00 (2013.01); B29C 70/06 (2013.01); B29C 70/541 (2013.01); B29D 99/0003 (2013.01); B29K 2105/12 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01); Y02T 50/40 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1002 (2015.01);
Abstract
A forming module for forming a composite laminate part over a tool is provided. The forming module comprises a base, a ply carrier control assembly adapted for controlling the position of a flexible ply carrier on which composite resin plies are mounted, and a head section mounted on the base and adapted for automatically forming the composite resin plies from the ply carrier onto the tool.