Appeal No. 2006-0132
Application No. 09/946,627
(a) providing a woven preform having a base and a pair of
spaced-apart parallel legs that extend from the base and define a
slot having inner surfaces, the preform being infused with
uncured resin; then
(b) placing an adhesive on a surface of the first component
and placing the preform on the adhesive; then
(c) inserting a plurality of pins, the pins extending into
the base and into the first component after insertion; then
(d) inserting the second component into the slot; then
(e) placing over-presses that are at least semi-rigid
against outer surfaces of the legs and the base of the preform,
each of the over-presses being generally triangular in cross-
section for distributing a force across the outer surfaces of the
preform;
(f) curing the resin in the preform and the resin in the
first component, the surface of the first component being adhered
to the base, at least one surface of the second component being
adhered to at least one of the inner surfaces of the slot for
retaining the second component within the slot.
23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:
adhering at least one over-wrap ply to the preform before
preforming step (c).
27. A method of stiffening a laminate skin, the skin having
an uncured resin, the method comprising:
(a) providing a woven preform having a base and a pair of
legs that extends from the base, the preform being infused with
uncured resin; then
(b) placing the preform on the skin and a pre-cured member
into a slot between the legs;
(c) inserting a plurality of pins, the pins extending into
the base and into the skin after insertion; then
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