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Flexible tooling system and method for manufacturing of composite structures

  • US 10,682,821 B2
  • Filed: 05/01/2018
  • Issued: 06/16/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2018
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for manufacturing a composite structure, the system comprising:

  • a plurality of flexible plates interlocked to each other to form a tooling surface for forming a composite structure to be manufactured;

    a plurality of actuators coupled to the plurality of flexible plates and configured to move the plurality of flexible plates relative to each other to adjust a contour of the tooling surface to correspond to a design contour of the composite structure to be manufactured; and

    a plurality of channels extending through at least a portion of the plurality of interlocked plates.

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