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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Roy Hackett, Jr., Lynnwood, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/02 (2006.01); B29C 51/26 (2006.01); C08J 5/00 (2006.01); B29C 51/18 (2006.01); B29C 51/42 (2006.01); B29C 67/00 (2017.01); B29C 51/10 (2006.01); B29C 51/46 (2006.01); B29L 22/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 30/00 (2015.01); B33Y 50/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 51/02 (2013.01); B29C 51/10 (2013.01); B29C 51/18 (2013.01); B29C 51/263 (2013.01); B29C 51/264 (2013.01); B29C 51/42 (2013.01); B29C 51/46 (2013.01); B29C 67/0051 (2013.01); B29C 67/0085 (2013.01); C08J 5/00 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29L 2022/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/757 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 30/00 (2014.12); B33Y 50/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); C08J 2300/22 (2013.01); Y10T 428/1397 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus is presented. A portion is cut from a thermoplastic sheet of a first thermoplastic material based on a three dimensional model. The portion is secured to a mold. The portion and the mold are heated under vacuum to form a structure. The structure may take the form of a protective covering. In some illustrative examples, the mold may be formed of a second thermoplastic material based on the three dimensional model using additive manufacturing.