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US 10,766,212 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for forming radius filler kits
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJames R. Kendall, Paul D. Shaw, Raviendra Sidath Suriyaarachchi, Sadie Lee Fieni
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Abstract
A plurality of segments of radius filler is positioned onto a radius filler forming tool. The plurality of segments of radius filler is applied to a stringer in a single placement step.
Claims37
A method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of segments of radius filler onto a radius filler forming tool;
- and
- applying the plurality of segments of radius filler to a stringer in a single placement step;
- wherein applying the plurality of segments of radius filler comprises bending the radius filler forming tool to press the plurality of segments of radius filler against the stringer and remove the plurality of segments of radius filler from the radius filler forming tool.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a radius filler kit relative to a stringer;
- and
- applying the radius filler kit to the stringer in a single placement step;
- wherein applying the radius filler kit to the stringer comprises bending a radius filler forming tool to press a plurality of segments of radius filler of the radius filler kit against the stringer and remove the plurality of segments of radius filler from the radius filler forming tool.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of segments of radius filler onto a radius filler forming tool;
- and
- applying the plurality of segments of radius filler to a stringer in a single placement step;
- wherein positioning the plurality of segments of radius filler comprises placing the plurality of segments of radius filler into two grooves in the radius filler forming tool, wherein the two grooves are separated by a distance.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a plurality of segments of radius filler onto a radius filler forming tool;
- applying the plurality of segments of radius filler to a stringer in a single placement step;
- and
- lifting the plurality of segments of radius filler from the radius filler forming tool using a carrier material, wherein applying the plurality of segments of radius filler is performed using the carrier material;
- wherein the carrier material is a vacuum bag material, the method further comprising:
- sealing the vacuum bag material to a stiffener forming tool holding the stringer;
- and
- applying a vacuum to the plurality of segments of radius filler and the stringer to apply compression force to the plurality of segments of radius filler.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.