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US 2019/0098846 A1Published application
System of integrated passageways in a carbon fiber boom and method thereof
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorPatrick M. Murphy
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Abstract
A spray boom includes a body having a length defined a first end and a second end thereof. The body is formed by a plurality of layers of composite material adapted to be molded together to form an inner surface and an outer surface. A hollow cavity is defined in the body internally of the inner surface, and a channel is formed in the body between the inner surface and the outer surface. The channel extends along the length and is defined between the first end and the second end.
Claims20
A spray boom, comprising:
- a body having a length defined a first end and a second end thereof, the body formed by a plurality of layers of composite material adapted to be molded together to form an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a hollow cavity defined in the body internally of the inner surface;
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- a channel formed in the body between the inner surface and the outer surface, the channel extending along the length and defined between the first end and the second end.
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A method of manufacturing a carbon fiber boom, comprising:
- providing a first boom mold and a second boom mold;
- placing at least a first layer of composite material in the first boom mold and the second boom mold;
- adding at least a second layer of composite material in the first boom mold and the second boom mold;
- forming an elongated channel in between the at least first layer and the at least second layer of composite material in one of the first boom mold and the second boom mold;
- pressurizing the first and second molds to compress the at least first and second layers together;
- assembling the first and second molds together to form a single mold assembly;
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- applying heat pressure to the single mold assembly to form the carbon fiber boom.
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A spray boom assembly, comprising:
- a first boom frame comprising a body having a length defined a first end and a second end thereof, the body formed by a plurality of layers of composite material adapted to be molded together to form an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a second boom frame comprising a body having a length defined a first end and a second end thereof, the body formed by a plurality of layers of composite material adapted to be molded together to form an inner surface and an outer surface of the second boom frame;
- a first channel formed in the body of the first boom frame between the inner surface and the outer surface, the first channel extending along the length and defined between the first end and the second end of the first boom frame;
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- a second channel formed in the body of the second boom frame between the inner surface and the outer surface, the second channel extending along the length and defined between the first end and the second end of the second boom frame;
- wherein, the second end of the first boom frame and the first end of the second boom frame are pivotally coupled to one another.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.