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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2022
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Raviendra S. Suriyaarachchi, Kirkland, WA (US);
Darrell Darwin Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Antonio Martinez, Murcia, ES;
Valentín Forte, Murcia, ES;
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
There is provided a forming system for forming a contoured composite structure having a complex curved configuration. The forming system includes a receiving station having a receiving assembly to receive a composite charge to be formed. The forming system includes a forming station having a forming assembly. The forming assembly includes a gantry assembly, an upper die assembly movably coupled to the gantry assembly, a lower die assembly coupled to a floor support beam positioned between the gantry assembly, and one or more pick-and-place devices movably coupled to the gantry assembly. The upper die assembly is separate from, and independently movable with respect to, the lower die assembly. The pick-and-place device(s) are designed to move the composite charge, and the contoured composite structure. The forming system includes a tray station having a tray assembly designed to receive the contoured composite structure from the forming station.