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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert G. Albers, Bellevue, WA (US);
Jack A. Woods, Kent, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/48 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/88 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 15/14 (2006.01); B32B 38/08 (2006.01); B32B 38/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/48 (2013.01); B29C 70/545 (2013.01); B29C 70/885 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); B32B 15/14 (2013.01); B32B 38/08 (2013.01); B32B 2038/047 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1052 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1056 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1062 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1075 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24331 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24917 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method comprises laying up a fiber ply of reinforcing fibers and a metal foil layer in a full face-to-face relation. The fibers in the fiber ply are oriented in a single direction. The metal foil layer includes a plurality of metal foil strips separated by gaps. The metal foil layer has substantially the same length and width as the fiber ply. The method further comprises infusing resin into the layup, wherein the resin flows through the gaps and infuses into the fibers.