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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2006
David T. Misciagna, Hockessin, DE (US);
Jessica J. Fuhrer, Ardmore, PA (US);
Robert S. Funk, Morton, PA (US);
William S. Tolotta, Broomall, PA (US);
David T. Misciagna, Hockessin, DE (US);
Jessica J. Fuhrer, Ardmore, PA (US);
Robert S. Funk, Morton, PA (US);
William S. Tolotta, Broomall, PA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An assembly and method for manufacturing a composite reinforcement for unitizing a structure are provided. According to one embodiment, the assembly includes a base having a plurality of pins extending outwardly therefrom to define a structure about which a composite fiber is wound to define a composite reinforcement preform. The assembly also includes a plurality of mandrels positioned adjacent to the base and at least a portion of the composite reinforcement preform, and a cap that is positioned over at least a portion of the plurality of mandrels. The cap is configured to engage each of the mandrels to support the mandrels and the composite reinforcement preform during a curing process to form the composite reinforcement.