Patent ID: 11903349
Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B  Y | IPC A  B

Claim 16:
17. A method of manufacturing a one-piece carbon fiber boom, the method comprising:
arranging a plurality of layers of carbon material in one or more boom molds, wherein the plurality of layers of carbon material include an outermost layer, an innermost layer, and a first intermediate layer positioned between the outermost layer and the innermost layer;
forming a first elongated channel in between the outermost layer and the first intermediate layer in the one or more boom molds; and
applying pressure to the one or more boom molds to compress the plurality of layers of carbon material together to form the one-piece carbon fiber boom;
wherein the innermost layer forms an internal cavity;
wherein at least the innermost layer and the first intermediate layer of the plurality of layers separates the first elongated channel from the internal cavity.