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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2014
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
William Peter Zivich, Lancaster, CA (US);
Ashley J. Norris, Valencia, CA (US);
Matthew Grant Swain, La Crescenta, CA (US);
Assignee:
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/78 (2006.01); B29C 65/22 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); B29C 65/50 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/7841 (2013.01); B29C 65/224 (2013.01); B29C 65/4835 (2013.01); B29C 65/5014 (2013.01); B29C 65/5057 (2013.01); B29C 65/5071 (2013.01); B29C 65/5085 (2013.01); B29C 65/7802 (2013.01); B29C 66/112 (2013.01); B29C 66/114 (2013.01); B29C 66/12441 (2013.01); B29C 66/324 (2013.01); B29C 66/43461 (2013.01); B29C 66/721 (2013.01); B29C 66/81455 (2013.01); B29C 66/81463 (2013.01); B29C 66/8432 (2013.01); B29C 66/8122 (2013.01); B29K 2883/005 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joint molding apparatus for molding joints between composite panels comprising inflatable molding bladders connectable to a source of pressurized fluid. A bladder support structure supports the bladders in respective positions adjacent an intersection of panels where, when inflated, the bladders support a joint formed at the intersection of panels while an uncured portion of the joint is curing to hold the joint in a desired configuration at the panel intersection.