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Towers for accessing an interior of a fuselage assembly

A technology of towers and components, applied in the field of aircraft, can solve the problems of difficult fuselage, inability to accommodate fuselage of different types and shapes, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2016-01-13
THE BOEING CO
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these current assembly methods and systems may not accommodate different types and shapes of airframes
For example, but not limited to, large and heavy machinery required to construct an airframe may be permanently attached to a factory and configured to be used only on a specific type of airframe
[0006] Furthermore, accessing the interior of the fuselage during assembly of the fuselage can be difficult with some current assembly methods

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[0044] The illustrative embodiments recognize and take into account different considerations. For example, the illustrative embodiments recognize and take into account that it may be desirable to automate the process of building airframe assemblies for aircraft. Automating the process of building airframe components for an aircraft may increase construction efficiency, improve build quality, and reduce costs associated with building airframe components. The illustrative embodiments also recognize and take into account that automating the process of building fuselage components increases the accuracy and precision with which assembly operations are performed, thereby ensuring better compliance with outer mold line (OML) requirements and internal mold line requirements for fuselage components. line (IML) requirements.

[0045] Furthermore, the illustrative embodiments recognize and take into account that automation of the processes used to build airframe components of an aircra...

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Abstract

A method and apparatus for accessing an interior of a fuselage assembly. A tower having a number of platform levels may be driven into a selected tower position within an assembly area. The interior of the fuselage assembly may be accessed using the number of platform levels.

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technical field [0001] The present disclosure relates generally to aircraft, and in particular to building airframe assemblies for aircraft. Still more particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods, apparatus, and systems for accessing the interior of a fuselage assembly during construction of the fuselage assembly using work towers for internal robotic systems and operators. Background technique [0002] Building the fuselage may include assembling skin panels and support structures of the fuselage. Skin panels and support structures may be joined together to form fuselage assemblies. For example, without limitation, a skin panel may have support members, such as frames and stringers, attached to the surface of the skin panel that will face the interior of the fuselage assembly. These support members may be used to form a support structure for fuselage components. The skin panels may be positioned relative to each other, and the support members may be tied toge...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B64F5/00B64F5/10
Inventor H·S·奥贝罗伊R·G·里斯四世K·M·巴里克Q·T·杜A·S·德雷珀Y·C·胡A·J·杰罗萨M·J·科扎克
Owner THE BOEING CO