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公开(公告)号：US20210339516A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-04
申请号：US17376424
申请日：2021-07-15
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Allen Halbritter
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vacuum handling of composite parts. One embodiment is a method for performing vacuum securement of an object. The method includes covering the object with an impermeable membrane, locating a vacuum port at the impermeable membrane, and applying a negative pressure to the vacuum port that offsets air leaks between the impermeable membrane and the object.
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公开(公告)号：US20170225349A1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-10
申请号：US15016198
申请日：2016-02-04
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Emily E. McDonald , Amy E. Cooper , Allen Halbritter , Meredith P. Nix , Kevin W. Kaufman
Abstract: An ultrasonic cutting machine including a support structure, a positioning device moveable relative to the support structure, a cutting blade connected to the positioning device and a blade cleaning system positioned proximate the support structure, the blade cleaning system including a basin defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, a solvent positioned in the internal volume, a cleaning surface positioned in the internal volume, wherein the cleaning surface is at least partially submerged in the solvent, and a lid positioned over the opening, wherein the lid is automatically displaced from the opening when the cutting blade approximates the basin.
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公开(公告)号：US11787133B2
公开(公告)日：2023-10-17
申请号：US17583645
申请日：2022-01-25
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Richard A. Prause , Allen Halbritter , Andrew E. Modin
CPC classification number: B29C70/526 , B29C70/54 , B29L2031/3076
Abstract: An example method of forming a composite structure is described that includes applying a laminated charge onto an expandable pallet, moving the expandable pallet at a translation rate and relative to a die conveyor that comprises a plurality of die sections, and driving the plurality of die sections on the die conveyor at an angle relative to the expandable pallet so as to drive the plurality of die sections progressively deeper into a recess defined by the expandable pallet and shape the laminated charge into at least part of a shape of the composite structure.
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公开(公告)号：US11766841B2
公开(公告)日：2023-09-26
申请号：US17339816
申请日：2021-06-04
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Allen Halbritter
CPC classification number: B29C70/386 , B29C70/545 , B26D1/085 , B26D3/085 , B26D7/2628
Abstract: Tape layup systems and associated methods. A tape layup system includes a feed spool and an uptake spool. The feed spool is configured to carry a tape roll of tackifier tape that includes a tackifier material and a backing material, and the uptake spool is configured to carry a backing material roll of the backing material. The tape layup system further includes a torque transmission system configured to convey a torque from the feed spool to the uptake spool. The tape layup system is configured such that conveying a torque from the feed spool to the uptake spool operates to draw the backing material onto the backing material roll. A method of operating a tape layup system includes generating tension in a tackifier tape to rotate a feed spool and consequently rotating an uptake spool to draw a backing material onto a backing material roll.
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公开(公告)号：US11654669B2
公开(公告)日：2023-05-23
申请号：US17376424
申请日：2021-07-15
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Allen Halbritter
CPC classification number: B32B37/1018 , B29C70/342 , B29C70/44 , B29C70/443 , B29C70/544 , B29C43/3642
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for vacuum handling of composite parts. One embodiment is a method for performing vacuum securement of an object. The method includes covering the object with an impermeable membrane, locating a vacuum port at the impermeable membrane, and applying a negative pressure to the vacuum port that offsets air leaks between the impermeable membrane and the object.
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公开(公告)号：US11052618B2
公开(公告)日：2021-07-06
申请号：US16525310
申请日：2019-07-29
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Allen Halbritter
Abstract: Tape layup systems and associated methods. A tape layup system includes a feed spool and an uptake spool. The feed spool is configured to carry a tape roll of tackifier tape that includes a tackifier material and a backing material, and the uptake spool is configured to carry a backing material roll of the backing material. The tape layup system further includes a torque transmission system configured to convey a torque from the feed spool to the uptake spool. The tape layup system is configured such that conveying a torque from the feed spool to the uptake spool operates to draw the backing material onto the backing material roll. A method of operating a tape layup system includes generating tension in a tackifier tape to rotate a feed spool and consequently rotating an uptake spool to draw a backing material onto a backing material roll.
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公开(公告)号：US20200147822A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-14
申请号：US16724698
申请日：2019-12-23
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Emily E. McDonald , Amy E. Cooper , Allen Halbritter , Meredith P. Nix , Kevin W. Kaufman
Abstract: An ultrasonic cutting machine including a support structure, a positioning device moveable relative to the support structure, a cutting blade connected to the positioning device and a blade cleaning system positioned proximate the support structure, the blade cleaning system including a basin defining an internal volume and an opening into the internal volume, a solvent positioned in the internal volume, a cleaning surface positioned in the internal volume, wherein the cleaning surface is at least partially submerged in the solvent, and a lid positioned over the opening, wherein the lid is automatically displaced from the opening when the cutting blade approximates the basin.
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公开(公告)号：US20180215108A1
公开(公告)日：2018-08-02
申请号：US15938335
申请日：2018-03-28
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Andrew Elmer Modin , Allen Halbritter , Tu N. Hoang
CPC classification number: B29C70/384 , B26D1/065 , B26D5/00 , B29C70/545 , B29C2793/0027 , B29C2793/0081
Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for bi-directional cutters for Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) machines. One embodiment includes a bi-directional cutter for Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) manufacturing. The cutter includes a cutter body that has an upper edge and a lower edge, and has an opening placed between the upper edge and the lower edge that is dimensioned to enable passage of a tow of fiber through the cutter body. The cutter also includes a first blade disposed on the lower edge of the cutter body that is oriented to cut the tow when the cutter is driven downward, and a second blade disposed on an edge of the opening in the cutter body that is oriented to cut the tow when the cutter is driven upward.
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公开(公告)号：US12194695B2
公开(公告)日：2025-01-14
申请号：US18464545
申请日：2023-09-11
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Richard A. Prause , Allen Halbritter , Andrew E. Modin
Abstract: An example method of forming a composite structure is described that includes applying a laminated charge onto an expandable pallet, moving the expandable pallet at a translation rate and relative to a die conveyor that comprises a plurality of die sections, and driving the plurality of die sections on the die conveyor at an angle relative to the expandable pallet so as to drive the plurality of die sections progressively deeper into a recess defined by the expandable pallet and shape the laminated charge into at least part of a shape of the composite structure.
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20.发明授权公开(公告)号：US12049050B2
公开(公告)日：2024-07-30
申请号：US17697004
申请日：2022-03-17
Applicant: The Boeing Company
Inventor： Richard A. Prause , Andrew E. Modin , Allen Halbritter , Richard E. Heath , Ivan G. Ramirez , John R. Nibe
CPC classification number: B29C70/504 , B29L2031/003
Abstract: An example method of forming a composite structure includes applying a laminated charge onto an expandable pallet, moving the expandable pallet in a linear motion relative to a plurality of rollers, and progressively urging the laminated charge into a continuously expanding recess defined by the expandable pallet using the plurality of rollers. The plurality of rollers are oriented in a serial configuration so as to shape the laminated charge into at least part of a shape of the composite structure.
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