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US 10,369,756 B2Granted
Method of manufacturing a composite article
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsKarl R. Bernetich, James W. Kohlbrenner, Mark S. Wilenski
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Abstract
A system for manufacturing a composite article may include a resin-wetting control layer configured to be placed in contact with a composite ply of a composite preform. The resin-wetting control layer may be configured complementary to a ply surface of the composite ply.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a composite article, comprising the steps of:
- complementarily mating a resin-wetting control layer with a side of a composite preform having a ply surface including a plurality of divots, the resin-wetting control layer including a surface texture comprising a plurality of nubs spaced apart from each other and configured complementary to the plurality of divots in the ply surface;
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- preventing resin and gases from entering a space in at least some of the divots respectively occupied by the plurality of nubs of the resin-wetting control layer during curing of the composite preform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.