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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
May. 01, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Eugene A. Dan-Jumbo, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/10 (2006.01); B64F 5/00 (2006.01); B32B 43/00 (2006.01); C09J 7/02 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/10 (2013.01); B32B 43/00 (2013.01); B64F 5/0081 (2013.01); C09J 7/0296 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01); Y02T 50/433 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24959 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reworking a composite structure. A composite rework patch system comprises a composite rework patch and a plurality of adhesive layers. The composite rework patch includes a first side having a contour conforming to an inconsistent area on the composite structure. The composite re patch comprises a plurality of regions having different structural properties. The plurality of adhesive layers is on the first side of the composite rework patch. The plurality of adhesive layers change in thickness within at least one region of the composite rework patch to form tapered adhesive sections.