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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Matthew R. DesJardien, Kenmore, WA (US);
James N. Buttrick, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/42 (2006.01); B29C 70/30 (2006.01); B29C 70/50 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01); B29C 70/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/30 (2013.01); B29C 70/504 (2013.01); B29C 53/043 (2013.01); B29C 70/34 (2013.01); B29C 70/42 (2013.01); B29C 70/54 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composite ply is compacted around a radius edge of the tool by a rolling former that rolls over the radiused edge and conforms to any contours along the length of the edge. The rolling former includes a compliant tubular member rotatably held in spaced apart roller assemblies.