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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 9669579 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 17, 2014

Aircraft skin attachment system

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

William T. Kline, Seattle, WA (US);

Charles J. Nelson, Clyde Hills, WA (US);

Thang D. Phung, Burien, WA (US);

Curtis M. Groth, Seattle, WA (US);

Robert G. Meyer, Renton, WA (US);

Peter J. VanVoast, Seattle, WA (US);

Charles Y. Hu, Newcastle, WA (US);

Geoffrey A. Butler, Seattle, WA (US);

Dan D. Day, Seattle, WA (US);

Thomas J. Kennedy, Bonney Lake, WA (US);

Luis A. Perla, Sammamish, WA (US);

Richard A. Ransom, Fall City, WA (US);

Justin L. Holland, Algona, WA (US);

Erik Lund, Burien, WA (US);

Joseph F. Warren, Renton, WA (US);

Assignee:

THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Yee & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

John Goff

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B29C 65/26 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/50 (2006.01); B29C 35/02 (2006.01); B29C 43/36 (2006.01); B29C 65/18 (2006.01); B29C 43/10 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29K 105/06 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B29C 33/02 (2006.01); B29C 33/30 (2006.01); B29C 43/52 (2006.01); B29C 43/58 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 35/02 (2013.01); B29C 43/10 (2013.01); B29C 43/3642 (2013.01); B29C 65/18 (2013.01); B29C 65/26 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29C 65/505 (2013.01); B29C 65/5042 (2013.01); B29C 65/5071 (2013.01); B29C 65/5085 (2013.01); B29C 66/1142 (2013.01); B29C 66/1162 (2013.01); B29C 66/5241 (2013.01); B29C 66/63 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 66/81455 (2013.01); B29C 66/81811 (2013.01); B29C 66/91212 (2013.01); B29C 66/91231 (2013.01); B29C 66/91421 (2013.01); B29C 66/91443 (2013.01); B29C 66/91631 (2013.01); B29C 66/9221 (2013.01); B29C 66/9241 (2013.01); B29C 66/961 (2013.01); B29C 70/44 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29C 33/02 (2013.01); B29C 33/30 (2013.01); B29C 43/52 (2013.01); B29C 43/58 (2013.01); B29C 66/1122 (2013.01); B29C 66/128 (2013.01); B29C 66/14 (2013.01); B29C 66/5243 (2013.01); B29C 66/71 (2013.01); B29C 66/723 (2013.01); B29C 66/7212 (2013.01); B29C 66/73941 (2013.01); B29C 66/81261 (2013.01); B29C 66/81831 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3615 (2013.01); B29C 2043/3649 (2013.01); B29C 2043/5816 (2013.01); B29K 2105/06 (2013.01); B29L 2031/003 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3085 (2013.01); Y10T 428/19 (2015.01); Y10T 428/192 (2015.01);
Abstract

A method for forming a structural member and a structural member produced thereby includes positioning a first composite section and a second composite section within a tool. The tool has an inner surface and a wall intersection and is supported by a tool platform. The tool platform and a pressure platform are relatively movable between an open position and a closed position. The tool has a non-planar outer surface against which the member may be pressed. A composite splice member is positioned at least partially overlapping both the first composite section and the second composite section to form a joint in the composite structural member. The composite structural member is pressed against the non-planar outer surface of the tool by applying pressure to the joint from a pressure bladder. Heat is applied to the composite structural member at the joint to cure the composite splice member to the first composite section and the second composite section.

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