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

Claim 0:
1. A method of manufacturing a carbon fiber boom, the method comprising:
providing a first boom mold and a second boom mold;
placing at least a first layer of carbon material in the first boom mold and the second boom mold;
adding at least a second layer of carbon material in the first boom mold and the second boom mold;
forming a first elongated channel in between the first layer and the second layer of carbon material in one of the first boom mold and the second boom mold;
pressurizing the first and second boom molds to compress the first and second layers of carbon material together;
assembling the first and second boom molds together to form a single mold assembly; and
applying heat pressure to the single mold assembly to form the carbon fiber boom;
wherein forming the first elongated channel comprises inserting a hollow tube between the first and second layers of carbon material.