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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Antonio Carlos Rufin, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04C 1/02 (2006.01); D04C 3/14 (2006.01); D04C 1/06 (2006.01); D04C 3/48 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); C23C 4/134 (2016.01); D04C 3/24 (2006.01); C23C 4/06 (2016.01); B23K 101/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04C 1/02 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); C23C 4/06 (2013.01); C23C 4/134 (2016.01); D04C 1/06 (2013.01); D04C 3/14 (2013.01); D04C 3/24 (2013.01); D04C 3/48 (2013.01); B23K 2101/34 (2018.08); D10B 2101/08 (2013.01); D10B 2101/14 (2013.01); D10B 2101/16 (2013.01); D10B 2101/20 (2013.01); D10B 2505/02 (2013.01); D10B 2505/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for braiding Metal Matrix Composite (MMC) tape. One method includes drawing multiple lanes of MMC tape, comprising a matrix of metal reinforced by fibers, from bobbins arranged around a mandrel. The method also includes braiding the multiple lanes to form a preform at the mandrel for an MMC part and consolidating the preform via application of heat and pressure.