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US 11,534,986 B2Granted
Composite structures constructed of wound tubular braiding
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorAmol Ogale
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Abstract
A system for constructing a composite structure includes a braiding machine, a winding tool and a forming machine. The composite structure is constructed of a wound tubular braiding. The wound tubular braiding is constructed of a biaxial or triaxial tubular braid of unidirectional tape.
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A method of forming a composite structure, the method comprising:
- winding a tubular braiding around an outer surface of a winding tool to form a wound tubular braiding having stacked turns, the tubular braiding defining a central bore extending along a length therethrough;
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- forming the wound tubular braiding into the composite structure by consolidating the stacked turns of the wound tubular braiding into flattened plies having a solid cross-section thereby eliminating the central bore.
A method of forming a composite structure, the method comprising:
- winding a tubular braiding around an outer surface of a winding tool to form a wound tubular braiding having stacked turns, the tubular braiding defining a central bore extending along a length therethrough;
- placing the wound tubular braiding and the winding tool into a mold;
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- consolidating, using heat and pressure, the stacked turns of the wound tubular braiding within the mold into flattened plies having a solid cross-section thereby eliminating the central bore, to form the composite structure.
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