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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2023
Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Mark Anthony Wadsworth, Wichita, KS (US);
Robert Raymond Meinders, Wichita, KS (US);
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
A system and method for forming a composite part with multiple bends or curves, including placing an unformed composite laminate material onto a flexure and placing the flexure onto an engagement surface of a first forming tool. The flexure is a sheet of bendable material. The first forming tool has a first side surface, the first engagement surface, and a first corner between these surfaces. The flexure may have at least one thinned region aligned with the first corner. The method further includes sealing an impermeable membrane around the unformed composite laminate material, the flexure, and at least a portion of the first forming tool and heating them in an oven or autoclave. The method also includes applying a pressure differential to the impermeable membrane, pressing the unformed composite material and/or the flexure against the first side surface and to press the thinned region against the first corner.