Methods for fabricating composite structures with flanges having tethered corners
OwnerLee Alan Blanton, Curt Brian Curtis +1inventors
InventorsLee Alan Blanton, Curt Brian Curtis, Frank Worthoff
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Abstract
Methods for fabricating a composite structure with a flange having a tethered corner involving providing a composite structure forming tool including a first endplate and a second endplate and having a composite structure formed thereabout, applying at least one ply of barrier fibers about the composite structure adjacent to the first endplate of the composite structure forming tool, and wrapping at least one fiber tow about the barrier fibers.
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A method for fabricating a composite structure with a flange having a tethered corner comprising:
- providing a composite structure forming tool including a first endplate and a second endplate and having a composite structure formed thereabout;
- applying at least one ply of barrier fibers about the composite structure adjacent to the first endplate of the composite structure forming tool;
- and
- wrapping at least one fiber tow about the barrier fibers.
A method for fabricating a composite structure with a flange having a tethered corner comprising:
- providing a composite structure forming tool including a first endplate and a second endplate and having a composite structure formed thereabout;
- applying at least one ply of barrier fibers about the composite structure adjacent to the first endplate of the composite structure forming tool;
- wrapping at least one fiber tow about the barrier fibers;
- applying at least one ply of filler fibers over the fiber tow;
- and
- applying at least one ply of flange fibers over the filler fibers to obtain a flange preform.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.