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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Byungwoo Lee, Kirkland, WA (US);
Andrew Elmer Modin, Charleston, SC (US);
James Christopher Elm, Mukilteo, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29K 105/08 (2006.01); B29K 307/04 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/443 (2013.01); B29C 70/342 (2013.01); B29C 70/446 (2013.01); B29D 99/0003 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0872 (2013.01); B29K 2307/04 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01);
Abstract
Composite prepreg plies are formed and compacted on a contoured tool by a compliant former device using compaction force applied by a vacuum diaphragm. The former device is configured to first clamp and then sweep the plies over features of the tool in a desired sequence.