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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2010
Jeffrey D. Kendall, Duvall, WA (US);
Thomas J. Kennedy, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
William T. Kline, Burien, WA (US);
Jeffrey D. Kendall, Duvall, WA (US);
Thomas J. Kennedy, Bonney Lake, WA (US);
William T. Kline, Burien, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for forming a structural member includes a tool platform and a pressure platform that may be movable relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. The apparatus may include a tool against which the member may be pressed. The tool may be supported by the tool platform and may have an inner surface. The apparatus may include a pressure bladder configured to be pressurized for applying pressure to the member. The pressure bladder may be supported by the pressure platform for pressing the member against the tool. Also included may be a heating system for heating the tool and a tool liner in thermal contact with the inner surface for distributing heat thereto.