US 11,780,021 B2
Component with structured panel(s) and methods for forming the component
Andrew J. Strutt, San Diego, CA (US); and Joseph R. Lundin, New Braunfels, TX (US)
Assigned to ROHR, INC., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed by Rohr, Inc., Chula Vista, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/472,073.
Prior Publication US 2023/0083048 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. B23K 1/00 (2006.01); B23K 1/20 (2006.01); B23K 101/00 (2006.01)
CPC B23K 1/0008 (2013.01) [B23K 1/20 (2013.01); B23K 2101/006 (2018.08)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A manufacturing method, comprising:
forming a plurality of first apertures in a first plate to provide an apertured first plate, the apertured first plate comprising first plate metal;
forming a plurality of second apertures in a second plate to provide an apertured second plate, the apertured second plate comprising second plate metal;
bonding the apertured first plate and the apertured second plate to a base sheet to form a structure, the base sheet comprising base sheet metal; and
bending the base sheet to form a bend in the structure between the apertured first plate and the apertured second plate, wherein a channel is formed by and between the base sheet, the apertured first plate and the apertured second plate along the bend in the structure.