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US 9,610,654 B1Granted
Conformable induction coils for induction joining
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsMarc Rollo Matsen, Robert James Miller
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for joining parts. A plurality of conformable induction coils embedded in a number of elastomeric sheets is positioned relative to a first composite part of the parts and a second composite part of the parts. A magnetic field is generated with the plurality of conformable induction coils. The magnetic field is configured to generate heat in a magnetically permeable material at a joint location. The heat joins the first composite part and the second composite part to each other.
Claims9
An apparatus for joining a first composite part and a second composite part, the apparatus comprising:
- a number of elastomeric sheets;
- a plurality of conformable induction coils embedded in the number of elastomeric sheets;
- a number of tools;
- a magnetically permeable material configured to generate heat when exposed to a magnetic field;
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- a number of conductive plates positioned relative to a joint location between the first composite part and the second composite part such that the magnetic field is present in a desired area.
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