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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Gary E. Jones, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/74 (2006.01); B29C 70/76 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/46 (2006.01); B29C 70/88 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 35/16 (2006.01); B29K 63/00 (2006.01); B29K 707/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/0046 (2013.01); B29C 70/46 (2013.01); B29C 70/74 (2013.01); B29C 70/76 (2013.01); B29C 70/887 (2013.01); B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 2035/1658 (2013.01); B29K 2063/00 (2013.01); B29K 2707/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/08 (2013.01); B29L 2031/082 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1007 (2015.01); Y10T 156/17 (2015.01);
Abstract
Portable apparatus for curing a part includes a wheeled frame having sliding part supports that move the part from a loading position to a curing position. A part clamping assembly is slidably mounted on the frame to apply clamping pressure to the part when the part is in the curing position in order to compact the part during a cure cycle. The clamping assembly includes a set of electrically heated shoes that heat the part to a cure temperature. A fan is provided to accelerate cool down the part after curing is complete. The heating and cooling operations are automatically performed by a programmed controller.