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

Claim 8:
9. A method of manufacturing a carbon fiber boom, the method comprising:
placing 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 arranged 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 carbon fiber boom;
wherein, the outermost layer of the plurality of layers is placed in the one or more boom molds before the innermost layer of the plurality of layers.