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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Lyle R. Deobald, Shoreline, WA (US);
John D. Morris, Seattle, WA (US);
Karl B. Lee, Kirkland, WA (US);
Jeffery L. Marcoe, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mark C. Iden, Burien, WA (US);
Christopher G. Harris, Auburn, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/08 (2006.01); B29C 70/86 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01); B32B 3/04 (2006.01); B64C 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/08 (2013.01); B29C 70/865 (2013.01); B29D 99/0003 (2013.01); B32B 3/04 (2013.01); B64C 1/064 (2013.01); B64C 1/065 (2013.01); B64C 3/182 (2013.01); B64C 3/185 (2013.01); B64C 2001/0072 (2013.01); Y02T 50/433 (2013.01); Y10T 428/197 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24174 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24182 (2015.01);
Abstract
A composite stiffener is fabricated using preforms of laminated, unidirectional composite tape. The stiffener includes a void that is reinforced by a filler wrapped with a structural adhesive. The surfaces of the preforms surrounding the void include a layer of composite fabric which is bonded to the filler by the adhesive, thereby increasing the toughness of stiffeners around the void and improving pull-off strength of the stiffener.