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US 2014/0150964 A1Published application
Method and Apparatus for Applying Film Material to Elongate Members
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsAmerica O. Schaaf, Richard A. Miller, Donald A. Anderson
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Abstract
Film material is applied to a surface of an elongate structural member. A carriage moved along the structural member dispenses, compacts and cuts the film material in a single pass along the structural member.
Claims23
Apparatus for applying film material to a surface of an elongate member comprising:
- a carriage;
- rollers adapted to mount the carriage for movement along the elongate member;
- a supply of film material on the carriage for dispensing film material;
- a compaction roller on the carriage for compacting the film material against the surface of the elongate member;
- and
- a film cutter assembly for trimming at least one edge of the film material as the carriage moves along the elongate member.
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Apparatus for applying film material to a flange surface of an elongate composite stringer, comprising:
- a carriage including adapted to be mounted on and movable along the elongate composite stringer;
- a compaction roller mounted on the carriage for compacting film material against the flange surface as the carriage moves along the stringer;
- a film feed roll assembly on the carriage adapted to hold a quantity of film material and to dispense the film material to the compaction roller;
- a take-up reel on the carriage adapted for taking up a backing on the film material as the film material is being dispensed to the compaction roller;
- a heater on the carriage for heating the flange surface as the carriage moves along the composite stringer;
- and
- a film trimmer for trimming edges of the film material to match a contour of the composite stringer after the film material has been compacted against the flange surface.
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A method of applying film material to a surface of an elongate member, comprising:
- moving a carriage along the surface of the elongate member;
- dispensing film material from a film material supply on the carriage;
- compacting the film material against the surface of the elongate member using a compaction roller on the carriage as the carriage moves along the surface of the elongate member;
- and
- trimming edges of the film material that has been compacted against the surface of the elongate member, including using the carriage to move at least one cutter through the film material as the carriage moves along the surface of elongate member.
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A method of applying film material over the length of a flange surface on a composite stringer, comprising:
- placing a film material applicator on the flange surface;
- moving the film material applicator along the length of the composite stringer;
- using the film material applicator to dispense and apply film material to the flange surface as the film material applicator moves along the length of the composite stringer;
- and
- using the film material applicator to trim edges of the film material to substantially match edges of the flange surface as the film material applicator moves along the length of the composite stringer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.