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Patent No.:

US 9387657 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016

Filed:

Jan. 07, 2013

Method of fabricating a curved composite structure using composite prepreg tape

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Daniel Richard Smith, Jr., Redmond, WA (US);

Andrew E. Modin, Enumclaw, WA (US);

Edoardo Depase, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);

Donald Chester Darrow, Madison, GA (US);

Mark Klewiada, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Yee & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Edmund Lee

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 55/04 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 38/0012 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29C 70/541 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1002 (2015.01); Y10T 428/2419 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24628 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method is provided of fabricating a composite stiffener having a curved web and at least one curved flange. A substantially straight length of unidirectional prepreg tape is placed on a carrier. The at least one curved flange is formed by using the carrier to steer a first portion of the tape onto a first curved tool surface. The curved web is formed by using the carrier to form a second portion of the tape onto a second curved tool surface.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Smith, Jr., Daniel. (2016). Method of fabricating a curved composite structure using composite prepreg tape (U.S. Patent No. 9387657). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9387657

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