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Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2021
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Michael Kenneth-Que Louie, Renton, WA (US);

Todd Rudberg, Shoreline, WA (US);

Brent L. Thayer, Mukilteo, WA (US);

Jordan S. Erickson, Federal Way, WA (US);

Keith Duane Price, St. George, UT (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/32 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/32 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01);
Abstract

A composite barrel is laid up on a rotatable mandrel using laminators that apply composite material on the mandrel. The laminators are arranged on opposite sides of the mandrel and apply composite material to a first region of the mandrel while the mandrel is held stationary in a first rotational position. The mandrel is rotated to a second rotational position where it is held stationary as the laminators apply composite material to a second region of the mandrel to complete the layup. Plies in the first and second regions are spliced together during the layup process.


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