Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Thermoplastic skin panels, torque box and method
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Application No.: US17659671Application Date: 2022-04-19
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Publication No.: US11987353B2Publication Date: 2024-05-21
- Inventor: Jeffery Lee Marcoe , Marc R. Matsen , Waeil M. Ashmawi , Sahrudine Apdalhaliem
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: B64C3/26
- IPC: B64C3/26 ; B29C35/08 ; B29C70/68 ; B29K101/12 ; B29K105/08 ; B29L31/30

Abstract:
Stiffened skin panels comprise alternating truss core portions and solid laminate portions sandwiched between inner and outer facesheets, all formed from a fiber reinforced thermoplastic. The components of the panels are co-consolidated using induction heating. The panels are stiffened with spars fastened to the solid laminate portions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230331370A1 Thermoplastic Skin Panels, Torque Box and Method Public/Granted day:2023-10-19
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