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Methods and apparatus for manufacturing operations

A technology of equipment and tools, applied in the field of servo control manufacturing process, which can solve problems such as failure to meet

Active Publication Date: 2008-02-27
THE BOEING CO
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[0010] For the above reasons, there remains an unmet need for improved apparatus and methods for performing manufacturing processes

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[0055] The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for improved manufacturing processes, and more particularly to methods and apparatus for performing balanced drilling operations on aircraft fuselage components. Numerous details specific to certain embodiments of the invention are set forth in the following description and Figures 1-35 in order to provide a thorough understanding of these embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate, however, that the invention may have alternative embodiments or that the invention may be practiced without several of the details described in the following specification.

[0056] Balance Assisted Manufacturing Process

[0057] 1 is an isometric view of a support assembly 100 performing a manufacturing process on a workpiece 102 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the support assembly 100 includes an elongated rail assembly 110 attachable to the workpiece 102 , a bracket assembly ...

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Methods and apparatus for counterbalanced manufacturing operations are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus for supporting a tool relative to a surface of a workpiece includes a base adapted to be attached to the workpiece, a tool support coupled to the base, and a biasing device coupled to both the base and the tool support. The tool support is moveable relative to the base along a translation axis, and the biasing device is biasable along a biasing axis that is at least partially along the translation axis. The biasing device is adapted to at least partially counterbalance a force (e.g. a gravitational force) exerted on the tool support along the translation axis.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for improved manufacturing processes, and more particularly to manufacturing processes for performing balance assistance, reaction force support systems, neutral axis rack and rack systems, non-contact position sensing systems, and servo controlled manufacturing Process methods and equipment. Background technique [0002] The manufacture of large structures may involve the performance of a large number of manufacturing operations, such as drilling a large number of holes in members of the structure. Conventional structures requiring extensive drilling operations include, for example, aircraft, missiles, ships, railcars, sheet metal buildings, and other similar structures. In particular, conventional aircraft manufacturing processes typically involve drilling numerous holes in wing components of the aircraft to connect the components to each other and to the fuselage by fasteners (eg, rivets). Oth...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B23B47/00B23B35/00B23Q9/00B23Q11/00
CPCB23Q9/0042B23Q2210/008B23Q11/001Y10T408/03Y10T408/554Y10T408/556Y10T408/5612Y10T408/92Y10T409/303808Y10T409/306384
Inventor 小詹姆斯·M·巴特里克西奥多·M·博伊尔-戴维斯罗杰·A·盖奇达雷尔·D·琼斯保罗·R·阿恩特森罗纳德·W·奥图斯莱尔·华莱士
Owner THE BOEING CO