Inventors:
- Chicago IL, US
Trevor Shane McCrea - Everett WA, US
David Eric Gideon - Edmonds WA, US
Bernhard Dopker - Bellevue WA, US
Paul Diep - Bothell WA, US
Julie Frances Murphy - Puyallup WA, US
Jordan Seth Erickson - Federal Way WA, US
Assignee:
The Boeing Company - Chicago IL
International Classification:
B29C 65/00
Abstract:
A method of constructing a large, complex composite panel involves connecting smaller compression molded thermoplastic subpanels, edge to edge using a thermoplastic co-consolidation method. The edges of adjacent subpanels are given complementary surface configurations. The surface configurations are overlapped and heat and pressure are applied to the overlapping surface constructions to co-consolidate the surface constructions in forming a large, composite panel of two or more subpanels.