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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2021
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Daniel R. Smith, Woodinville, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64F 5/50 (2017.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29C 70/304 (2021.05); B64C 1/061 (2013.01); B64F 5/50 (2017.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for fabricating curved preforms of fiber reinforced material. Methods include laying up at least one ply onto a carrier of flexible material at a lamination station, loading the carrier onto a rail system, routing the carrier to a particular Ply-By-Ply (PBP) forming station at the rail system, separating the at least one ply from the carrier, and making the at least one ply into the preform via the particular PBP forming station.