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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Simon D. Senibi, Covington, WA (US);
Barry P. Van West, Bellevue, WA (US);
Juan Carlos Guzman, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas A. McCarville, Orting, WA (US);
Daniel M. Rotter, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); B32B 3/28 (2006.01); B32B 27/00 (2006.01); B32B 9/00 (2006.01); B32B 15/04 (2006.01); B32B 15/18 (2006.01); B32B 15/20 (2006.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/064 (2013.01); B32B 1/08 (2013.01); B32B 3/26 (2013.01); B32B 3/28 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 9/005 (2013.01); B32B 9/007 (2013.01); B32B 15/046 (2013.01); B32B 15/18 (2013.01); B32B 15/20 (2013.01); B32B 27/00 (2013.01); B32B 2266/08 (2013.01); B32B 2307/558 (2013.01); B32B 2605/18 (2013.01); Y10T 428/233 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24504 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for manufacturing a composite stringer. A composite material and foam are laid up onto a tool in the form of a stringer. The foam has a plurality of structural members within the foam. The plurality of structural members has a number of orientations to resist a number of loads. The composite material, the foam in the form of the stringer, and the plurality of structural members are cured to form the composite stringer.