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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stephen M. Young, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Carl Aaron Davison, Snohomish, WA (US);
Will George Pfeffer, Mount Vernon, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B29C 53/06 (2006.01); B26D 3/06 (2006.01); B29C 70/02 (2006.01); B32B 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 99/001 (2013.01); B29C 53/04 (2013.01); B29C 53/063 (2013.01); B26D 3/065 (2013.01); B29C 70/02 (2013.01); B32B 3/12 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1026 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1044 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a bend in composite panel. A method for forming a bend in a composite panel comprises forming a slot having a curved flange in the composite panel, inserting a sheet into the curved flange, and bending the composite panel with the slot and the sheet within the curved flange about a longitudinal axis of the slot to form the bend.