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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Long Ly, Renton, WA (US);
Scott Krajca, Seattle, WA (US);
Darrell Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Chace Wilcoxson, Kent, WA (US);
Mark Bunker, Seattle, WA (US);
Joel Crain, Renton, WA (US);
Keegan Chamberlain, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A system for placing a composite ply includes a transfer end effector that is movable relative to a carrier transfer device, configured to convey a ply carrier that supports the composite ply, and a placement end effector that is movable relative to the transfer end effector and to a forming tool. The transfer end effector is configured to remove the ply carrier, supporting the composite ply, from the carrier transfer device and to position the ply carrier for removal by the placement end effector. The placement end effector is configured to remove the ply carrier from the transfer end effector and to apply the composite ply to the forming tool.