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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2005
Applicants:
Todd A. Brown, Olympia, WA (US);
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Andrew E. Modin, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Inventors:
Todd A. Brown, Olympia, WA (US);
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Andrew E. Modin, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Corporation, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 81/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
To fabricate a composite item, a device places a composite ply on a curved form at about 0° relative to a longitudinal axis of the form. The form includes a web surface and a cap surface. The device includes a web compaction roller and a set of guides. The web compaction roller compacts a composite material upon the web surface and generate a web ply. The set of guide rollers urges against the cap surface. The compaction roller is directed along the form by the guide rollers.