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Methods for manufacturing an I-stringer of an aircraft and devices for use in such methods

  • US 9,694,898 B2
  • Filed: 09/27/2016
  • Issued: 07/04/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/29/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for forming a cap section of an I-stringer of an aircraft, the device comprising:

  • a base;

    a first support member fixedly attached to the base;

    a second support member fixedly attached to the base and aligned parallel to the first support member, wherein the first support member and the second support member are spaced a first distance apart; and

    two pinching wheels spaced a second distance apart, wherein the two pinching wheels are positioned proximate to ends of the first support member and the second support member, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance, and wherein the two pinching wheels are configured to receive a composite material layout between them and to cause two opposing lengths of the composite material layout to contact each other.

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