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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2020
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
William L. Serencsits, Charleston, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 35/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 35/16 (2013.01); B29C 2035/1658 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a cure tool for managing a thermal cycle of a composite component. The cure tool, in certain examples, includes a base plate comprising a work surface, for supporting the composite component, and a back surface opposite the work surface. The cure tool also includes one or more fins protruding from the back surface of the base plate and in thermal communication with the base plate. The cure tool additionally includes one or more heating elements coupled to each of the one or more fins and configured to selectively provide heat to the base plate.