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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Mark A. Schmier, II, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/68 (2006.01); B29C 33/48 (2006.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); B29C 70/84 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29C 33/30 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/84 (2013.01); B29C 33/306 (2013.01); B29C 70/681 (2013.01); B29D 99/001 (2013.01); H01Q 1/28 (2013.01); B29L 2031/773 (2013.01); Y10T 156/10 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for molding and joining composite parts are disclosed herein. An example method includes positioning a base mandrel over a tool base, laying up plies of material over the base mandrel and the tool base to form a support structure base layup, curing the support structure base layup to form a support structure base, removing the support structure base from the tool base and the base mandrel, and configuring the support structure base to be a first support structure for use with a first radar assembly or a second support structure for use with a second radar assembly.