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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Rossi, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Juan C. Guzman, Manson, WA (US);
Kurtis S. Willden, Kent, WA (US);
Douglas A. McCarville, Eastsound, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/46 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/462 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29C 70/446 (2013.01); B29C 70/549 (2021.05); B29D 99/0005 (2021.05); B29L 2031/3085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for making highly contoured composite stringers, including a flexible stringer assembly to support an uncured composite stringer; and a contoured mandrel to contour the uncured composite stringer into a highly contoured shape, wherein the contoured mandrel comprises one or more curvatures with a radius of 100 inches or less along at least one of an x, y, or z axis.