Raymond Curtis Welch

US Patent:

20130292861, Nov 7, 2013

Filed:

May 2, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/462376

Inventors:

Raymond Curtis Welch - Greenville NC, US
Muhammad Zia Ullah - Winterville NC, US
Gregorio Balandran - Wichita KS, US

Assignee:

SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS, INC. - Wichita KS

International Classification:

B29C 33/12

US Classification:

264 401, 425150

Abstract:

A system for changing a dimension of manufactured composite material parts may comprise a male tool, a female tool, a removable material, and a retainable material. The male tool may include a convex outer surface configured to receive composite material placed thereon to form a new part. The female tool may include a concave inner surface configured to receive the male tool such that the outer surface of the male tool faces the inner surface. The removable material may be placed on the composite material in a first area corresponding to a wide area on a previously manufactured part where an outer dimension was measured to be greater than a designed value. The retainable material may be placed on the composite material in a second area corresponding to a narrow area on the previously manufactured part where the outer dimension was measured to be less than the designed value.