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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Mark Anthony Wadsworth, Sedan, KS (US);
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
Tooling, systems, and methods for forming composite parts. The system includes a mold having a first mold portion with a molding surface, a second mold portion with a molding surface, and at least one laminate sheet opening. When the mold is in a closed, molding configuration, the first molding surface and the second molding surface collectively at least partially form an internal cavity defining an outer contour of the composite part. The system also comprises an injection molding nozzle that injects resin into the internal cavity and a laminate sheet supporting frame. The laminate sheet supporting frame supports at least one laminate sheet such that a portion of the at least one laminate sheet is permitted to pass through the at least one laminate sheet opening and conform to at least one of the first molding surface and the second molding surface during the forming of the composite part.