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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Geoffrey A. Butler, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 7/04 (2006.01); B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/10 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/20 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B32B 37/02 (2006.01); B32B 37/18 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/1009 (2013.01); B29C 70/00 (2013.01); B29C 70/202 (2013.01); B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29C 70/547 (2013.01); B32B 37/0076 (2013.01); B32B 37/02 (2013.01); B32B 37/1045 (2013.01); B32B 37/18 (2013.01); B32B 38/0004 (2013.01); B32B 2038/0076 (2013.01); B32B 2038/1891 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a composite laminate may include laying up bands of composite material in layers to form a composite layup. At least one layer may have at least one gap between an adjacent pair of bands. The gap may extend continuously along a lengthwise direction of the band. The gap in two or more of the layers may be fluidly interconnected and may form at least one breather path that opens to an exterior of the composite layup.