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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Buddhadev Chakrabarti, Walnut, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/08 (2006.01); E04C 2/34 (2006.01); B21D 49/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polymer-based composite sandwich includes a reinforced core bonded between a pair of composite facesheets. The core includes a truss formed by groups of composite pins held in place by a layer of structural foam. The pins in the groups are radially arranged around nodes. The ends of the pins are splayed and sandwiched between the foam layer and the facesheets.