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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Inventors:
Shyan Bob Shen, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Van Tooren, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/022 (2013.01); B29C 66/53461 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic hollow structure may comprise: abutting a first surface of a first flange of a shell and a second surface of a second flange of the shell with a mating component; disposing an end block laterally adjacent to the shell; applying a first load to a sidewall of the shell; applying a second load to the second flange of the shell; and vibrating one of the shell or the mating component while keeping a non-vibrating component stationary, the non-vibrating component including one of the shell or the mating component.