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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2023
Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Christopher C. Koroly, Spring Valley, CA (US);
Katherine E. Waugh, San Diego, CA (US);
Vijay V. Pujar, San Diego, CA (US);
ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for through thickness reinforcement of a fibrous preform include a needle configured to move a through thickness fiber along a curved path. The needle can be moved along the curved path and can penetrate one or more plies of the fibrous preform. The needle can move one or more through thickness fibers along the curved path (e.g., from a first ply of the fibrous preform at least partially into a second ply of the fibrous preform). The needle can be moved about one or more axes during through thickness reinforcement. In various embodiments, the needle is translated along an axis, and rotated about the same axis to move the through thickness fiber(s) along the curved path.