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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2009
Applicants:
Douglas A. Mccarville, Orting, WA (US);
Joseph L. Sweetin, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Juan C. Guzman, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas A. McCarville, Orting, WA (US);
Joseph L. Sweetin, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Juan C. Guzman, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/04 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A contoured composite structure is fabricated by laying up a composite charge that includes at least one ply formed by uni-directional fiber pre-preg ply segments having substantially constant widths. The ply segments are placed in side-by-side, overlapping relationship with their longitudinal centerlines aligned in a polar orientation related to the contour of the structure. The charge is formed into the shape of the structure and cured.