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US 11,110,671 B2Granted
Layup support configured to provide support for laying up composite material
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsCorydon D. Hilton, Bryan R. McLaughlin
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Abstract
An illustrative embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of forming a composite structure. Composite material is placed into a cavity of a mold. A layup support is placed over the cavity. A number of composite plies is laid up over the layup support, the composite material, and the cavity.
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A method of forming a composite structure comprising:
- placing a first composite material into a cavity of a mold;
- placing a layup support over the first composite material and the cavity;
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- laying up a second composite material comprising a number of composite plies over the layup support, the first composite material, and the cavity,
- wherein the layup support comprises an at least partially cured composite material, a first edge having a first integrally formed filler and a second edge having a second integrally formed filler, wherein the first integrally formed filler fills a first radius formed by the first composite material and the second composite material and the second integrally formed filler fills a second radius formed by the first composite material and the second composite material.
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A layup support configured to provide support for laying up composite material, the layup support comprising:
- a first surface having a curvature configured to continue a curvature of a mold over a cavity in the mold;
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- a second surface opposite the first surface, the second surface facing the cavity,
- wherein the layup support comprises an at least partially cured composite material, a first edge having a first integrally formed filler and a second edge having a second integrally formed filler, wherein the first integrally formed filler fills a first radius formed by a first composite material and a second composite material and the second integrally formed filler fills a second radius formed by the first composite material and the second composite material.
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A composite layup system comprising:
- a mold having a curvature and a cavity;
- a first composite material on the mold;
- a second composite material on the first composite material;
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- a layup support configured to provide support for laying up the second composite material on both the first composite material and the mold, the layup support comprising an at least partially cured composite material, a first edge having a first integrally formed filler, a second edge having a second integrally formed filler, a first surface having a curvature configured to continue the curvature of the mold over the cavity and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first integrally formed filler fills a first radius formed by the first composite material and the second composite material and the second integrally formed filler fills a second radius formed by the first composite material and the second composite material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.