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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2021
Textron Innovations, Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Lawrence Arthur Gintert, Andover, KS (US);
Isaac William Nelson, Wichita, KS (US);
Herbert Lee Skidmore, Viola, KS (US);
Michael Preston McKown, Wichita, KS (US);
Larry Gene Stephens, Derby, KS (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A manufacturing tool for forming composite structures includes at least one interchangeable mold template having a plurality of incorporated part shapes, and a backbone that connects to and supports the at least one interchangeable mold template during a process of laying up prepreg composite material to form a plurality of three-dimensional structures corresponding to the plurality of incorporated part shapes. A method for simultaneous manufacture of a plurality of composite structures includes providing an interchangeable mold template having a plurality of three-dimensional part shapes, fastening the interchangeable mold template to a backbone structure, laying up prepreg material over the interchangeable mold template to form a material layer, repeating laying up prepreg material to form a plurality of material layers each having a predetermined fiber orientation, and curing the plurality of material layers on the interchangeable mold template to form a plurality of structures corresponding to the three-dimensional part shapes.