US 11,806,949 B2
Bladder mandrel package
Richard A. Prause, Charleston, SC (US); Andrew E. Modin, Charleston, SC (US); Allen J. Halbritter, Charleston, SC (US); and Richard E. Heath, Mount Pleasant, SC (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/506,056.
Application 17/506,056 is a division of application No. 16/224,969, filed on Dec. 19, 2018, granted, now 11,179,902.
Prior Publication US 2022/0040938 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B29C 33/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29C 33/50 (2006.01); B29C 70/68 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 3/18 (2006.01)
CPC B29C 70/446 (2013.01) [B29C 33/505 (2013.01); B29C 70/682 (2013.01); B29D 99/0003 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29L 2031/3082 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3085 (2013.01); B64C 1/064 (2013.01); B64C 3/182 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for manufacturing a bladder mandrel package, the apparatus comprising:
a die tool to form a partially wrapped mandrel;
sweep arms, movable relative to the die tool, to form a wrapped mandrel;
a radius filler placement mechanism to place a first radius filler and a second radius filler on the wrapped mandrel; and
a consolidating mechanism to form the bladder mandrel package.