Wing assembly jig and wing assembly method

Abstract

A wing assembly jig includes a carrier and a fixture. The carrier has a bearing surface for placing a plurality of wing components of a wing on the bearing surface. The fixture is detachably fixed to the bearing surface of the carrier for fixing the wing components of the wing between the carrier and the fixture. In addition, a wing assembly method using the wing assembly jig is also disclosed herein.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the assembly of aircraft parts, and in particular to a wing assembly jig and a wing assembly method. Background Art

[0002] The wings of a general aircraft usually include wing components such as upper and lower wing panels, two wing spars and multiple wing ribs, wherein the wing spars and wing ribs are located between the upper and lower wing panels, and the wing ribs are located between the two wing spars. The assembly of general wings usually uses metal welding or hardware screwing to connect all wing components. However, this assembly method requires manual assembly of the wing components into the wings of the aircraft step by step, which consumes a lot of manpower and working hours; in addition, the metal materials used in the metal welding or hardware screwing assembly method will increase the weight of the wing, but fail to achieve the purpose of lightweighting the entire fuselage.

[0003] Therefore, the general wing assembly method and its tools still need to be improved to save manpower and working hours for wing assembly. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a wing assembly jig, comprising a carrier and a fixture detachably fixed to the carrier, wherein wing components of the wing can be placed on the carrier, and the carrier and the fixture are used to fix the wing components of the wing, thereby saving manpower and working hours for wing assembly.

[0005] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a wing assembly jig including a carrier and a fixture. The carrier has a bearing surface for placing a plurality of wing components of the wing on the bearing surface. The fixture is detachably fixed to the bearing surface of the carrier for fixing the wing components of the wing between the carrier and the fixture.

[0006] Another object of the present invention is to provide a wing assembly method, comprising: providing a wing assembly jig, the wing assembly jig comprising a carrier, at least a clamping member and a cover body; setting a first wing panel on the carrier; gluing a plurality of wing spars to the first wing panel; setting a plurality of wing ribs on the first wing panel, wherein the two ends of each wing rib are respectively connected to two of the wing spars; using clamping members to clamp the wing ribs respectively, and the clamping members are detachably connected to the carrier; gluing the wing ribs to the first wing panel and to two of the wing spars respectively; removing the clamping members from the carrier; gluing the second wing panel to the wing spars and the wing ribs; pressing the cover body against the second wing panel to press the second wing panel, the wing spars and the wing ribs, and the cover body is detachably connected to the carrier; and removing the cover body from the carrier to obtain the assembled wing.

[0007] The effect of the present invention is that the wing assembly jig is used to assemble the wing of an aircraft, thereby saving manpower and working hours for wing assembly. In addition, in the wing assembly method, the gluing method is used to achieve the purpose of reducing the weight of the wing. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] Figure 1 An exploded view of a wing assembly jig according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0009] Figure 2 A three-dimensional diagram of a carrier of a wing assembly jig according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0010] Figure 3 A three-dimensional diagram of a clamping member of a wing assembly jig according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0011] Figure 4 A three-dimensional view of a cover of a wing assembly jig according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0012] Figure 5 A schematic diagram of a wing assembly jig fixing a wing component according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0013] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of a wing assembly jig clamping a wing component according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0014] Figure 7 Another schematic diagram of a wing assembly jig fixing a wing component according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0015] Figure 8 The figure is a flowchart of the steps of the wing assembly method according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] In order to more clearly illustrate the present invention, a preferred embodiment is given and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figures 1 to 7 As shown, a wing assembly jig 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown, which can be used to manufacture aircraft wings (not shown).

[0017] The wing assembly jig 100 includes a carrier 10 and at least one fixture. The carrier 10 has a bearing surface 11 for placing the wing components of the wing on the bearing surface 11; Figure 5 As shown, the wing member includes a first wing panel 41, a wing spar 42 and a wing rib 43, all of which are placed on the load-bearing surface 11 of the carrier 10. The fixture is detachably fixed to the carrier 10 to fix the wing member (not shown) of the wing between the carrier 10 and the fixture.

[0018] In the embodiment of the present invention, the fixing object includes a cover 30 and a plurality of clamping members 20, such as Figure 1The cover 30 has a pressing surface 31 disposed opposite to the bearing surface 11, and is used to fix the wing components (such as the first wing panel 41, the wing beam 42, the wing rib 43 and the second wing panel 44) of the wing between the carrier 10 and the cover 30, and the plurality of wing components of the wing are glued together. Figure 7 In the embodiment, when the cover 30 is combined with the carrier 10, a wedge-shaped space 110 is provided between the cover 30 and the carrier 10, and the wedge-shaped space 110 conforms to the contour of the wing.

[0019] exist Figure 1 In the embodiment, the carrier 10 has a plurality of protrusions 12, and the cover has a plurality of recesses 32. When the cover 30 is combined with the carrier 10, each protrusion 12 is correspondingly combined with one of the recesses 32 to fix the relative position of the cover 30 and the carrier 10. However, in practice, the carrier 10 may also have a plurality of recesses, and the cover 30 may have a plurality of protrusions.

[0020] In the embodiment of the present invention, at least one of the pressing surface 31 of the cover 30 and the bearing surface 11 of the carrier 10 is an arc surface, so as to facilitate the placement of a wing with an arc surface.

[0021] In the embodiment of the present invention, the fixture includes a plurality of clamping members 20, such as Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 As shown. Each clamping member 20 has a main body 21, and the main body 21 has a plurality of recesses 22. The opening of the recess 22 faces the bearing surface 11 of the carrier 10, and each recess 22 is used for a spar 42 of the wing to pass through. In the embodiment of the present invention, the main body 21 of the clamping member 20 is arranged parallel to the short direction of the carrier 10, and the spar 42 is arranged parallel to the long direction of the carrier 10.

[0022] In the embodiment of the present invention, each clamping member 20 has a clamping portion 23 connected to the main body 21. Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 5 , Figure 6 As shown, the clamping portion 23 is disposed between the two recesses 22. In the embodiment of the present invention, the clamping portion 23 is used together with the carrier 10 to clamp the rib 43 of the wing. Figure 5 , Figure 6 In the embodiment of the present invention, the main body 21 of the clamping member 20 and the wing ribs 43 are arranged parallel to the short direction of the carrier 10. In the embodiment of the present invention, the main body 21 of each clamping member 20 is parallel to the clamped wing ribs 43.

[0023] Please refer to Figures 1 to 8 , a wing assembly method comprises the following steps:

[0024] Step 801, providing a wing assembly jig 100, the wing assembly jig 100 comprising a carrier 10, a clamping member 20 and a cover 30;

[0025] Step 802, placing the first wing plate 41 on the carrier 10;

[0026] Step 803, placing a plurality of wing spars 42 on the first wing panel 41, and gluing the wing spars 42 to the first wing panel 41;

[0027] Step 804, disposing a plurality of ribs 43 on the first wing panel 41, wherein two ends of each rib 43 are respectively connected to two of the spar 42;

[0028] Step 805, using the clamping members 20 to clamp the ribs 43 respectively, and the clamping members 20 are detachably connected to the carrier 10;

[0029] Step 806, gluing the rib 43 to the first wing panel 41, and respectively gluing them to two of the spars 42;

[0030] Step 807, removing the clamping member 20 from the carrier 10;

[0031] Step 808, detachably fix the second wing plate 44 to the cover body 30;

[0032] Step 809, press the second wing panel 44 and the cover 30 against the wing spar 42 and the wing rib 43, and glue the second wing panel 44 to the wing spar 42 and the wing rib 43, wherein the second wing panel 44 is located between the cover 30 and the wing spar 42 and the wing rib 43, and the cover 30 is detachably connected to the carrier 10;

[0033] Step 810 , disassembling the cover 30 from the carrier 10 to obtain an assembled wing (not shown).

[0034] In the embodiment of the present invention, the long direction of the first wing panel 41 is parallel to the long direction of the carrier 10. In the embodiment of the present invention, the spar 42 is arranged parallel to the long direction of the carrier 10.

[0035] In the embodiment of the present invention, the ribs 43 are arranged parallel to the short direction of the carrier 10. In the embodiment of the present invention, the main body 21 of each clamping member 20 is parallel to the clamped ribs 43.

[0036] According to an embodiment of the present invention, in step 805, the clamping member 20 is detachably connected to the carrier 10 by a combination of screws and nuts. According to an embodiment of the present invention, in step 809, the cover 30 is detachably connected to the carrier 10 by a combination of screws and nuts.

[0037] In an embodiment of the present invention, a wing assembly jig is used to assemble an aircraft wing, thereby saving manpower and working hours for wing assembly. Furthermore, the wing assembly jig provided in an embodiment of the present invention uses a clamping member to fix the wing component in a predetermined position to ensure that the final wing product has the same high safety quality standard. In addition, in the wing assembly method, gluing is used to achieve the purpose of reducing the weight of the wing.

[0038] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Any equivalent changes made by applying the present specification and the scope of the patent application should be included in the patent scope of the present invention.

[0039] Description of Reference Numerals

[0040] 100 Wing assembly fixture

[0041] 10 carrier

[0042] 11 bearing surface 12 bump 110 wedge-shaped space

[0043] 20 Clamping parts

[0044] 21 Main body 22 Recessed part 23 Clamping part

[0045] 30 Cover

[0046] 31 pressed against surface 32 concave part

[0047] 41 first wing panel 42 wing beam 43 wing rib

[0048] 44 Second wing

[0049] Steps 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810

Claims

1. A wing assembly jig, comprising: A carrier having a carrying surface for placing a plurality of wing components of a wing on the carrying surface; as well as At least one fixing object is detachably fixed to the carrier, and is used to fix the multiple wing components of the wing between the carrier and the at least one fixing object, and the multiple wing components of the wing are glued together; the at least one fixing object includes multiple clamping members, each clamping member has a main body, the main body has multiple recesses, and the openings of the multiple recesses are facing the bearing surface of the carrier, and each recess is used for a wing beam of the multiple wing components to pass through; each clamping member has a clamping portion connected to the main body, the clamping portion is arranged between two recesses among the multiple recesses, and the clamping portion is used together with the main body to clamp a rib of the multiple wing components.

2. The wing assembly jig as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one fixing object comprises a cover body, the cover body having a pressing surface arranged opposite to the bearing surface, for fixing the plurality of wing components of the wing between the carrier and the cover body.

3. The wing assembly jig as claimed in claim 2, wherein when the cover is combined with the carrier, a wedge-shaped space is provided between the cover and the carrier, and the wedge-shaped space conforms to a contour of the wing.

4. The wing assembly jig as described in claim 2, wherein one of the cover and the carrier has a plurality of protrusions, and the other of the cover and the carrier has a plurality of recesses; when the cover and the carrier are combined, each protrusion is correspondingly combined with one of the plurality of recesses to fix the relative position of the cover and the carrier. 5 . The wing assembly jig according to claim 2 , wherein at least one of the pressing surface and the bearing surface is a curved surface.

6. The wing assembly jig as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main system of the plurality of clamps is arranged parallel to a short direction of the carrier, and the wing beam is arranged parallel to a long direction of the carrier.

7. The wing assembly jig as claimed in claim 1, wherein the main bodies and the ribs of the plurality of clamping members are arranged parallel to a short direction of the carrier.

8. The wing assembly jig according to claim 1, wherein the main system of each clamping member is parallel to the clamped wing rib.

9. A method for assembling a wing, comprising: A wing assembly jig is provided, the wing assembly jig comprising a carrier, at least one clamping member and a cover; Disposing a first wing plate on the carrier; coupling at least one spar to the first wing panel; Disposing a plurality of ribs on the first wing panel, wherein each rib is connected to the at least one spar; The plurality of ribs are clamped respectively by the at least one clamping member, and the at least one clamping member is detachably connected to the carrier; gluing the plurality of ribs to the first wing panel and respectively to two of the plurality of spars; detaching the plurality of clamps from the carrier; detachably fixing a second wing plate to the cover body; Pressing the second wing panel and the cover body against the plurality of wing spars and the plurality of wing ribs, and gluing the second wing panel to the plurality of wing spars and the plurality of wing ribs, wherein the second wing panel is located between the cover body and the plurality of wing spars and the plurality of wing ribs, and the cover system is detachably connected to the carrier; as well as The cover is disassembled from the carrier to obtain an assembled wing. 10 . The wing assembly method according to claim 9 , wherein a long direction of the first wing panel is parallel to a long direction of the carrier.

11. The wing assembly method according to claim 10, wherein the plurality of wing spars are arranged parallel to the long direction of the carrier.

12. The wing assembly method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the plurality of ribs are arranged parallel to a short direction of the carrier.

13. The wing assembly method as claimed in claim 9, wherein the carrier has a bearing surface, the cover has a pressing surface, and the pressing surface is arranged opposite to the bearing surface to fix the wing between the carrier and the cover. 14 . The wing assembly method according to claim 13 , wherein when the cover is combined with the carrier, a wedge-shaped space is provided between the cover and the carrier, and the wedge-shaped space conforms to a contour of the wing.

15. A wing assembly method as described in claim 13, wherein one of the cover body and the carrier has a plurality of protrusions, and the other of the cover body and the carrier has a plurality of recesses; when the cover body is combined with the carrier, each of the plurality of protrusions is correspondingly combined with one of the plurality of recesses to fix the relative position of the cover body and the carrier. 16 . The wing assembly method according to claim 13 , wherein at least one of the pressing surface and the bearing surface is in a curved surface.

17. The wing assembly method as claimed in claim 13, wherein each of the plurality of clamping members has a main body, the main body has a plurality of recesses, and the openings of the plurality of recesses are facing the bearing surface of the carrier, and the plurality of recesses are respectively used for the plurality of wing spars to pass through.

18. The wing assembly method according to claim 17, wherein the main system of the plurality of clamps is arranged parallel to a short direction of the carrier.

19. The wing assembly method as claimed in claim 17, wherein each of the plurality of clamping members has a clamping portion connected to the main body, the clamping portion is arranged between two recesses among the plurality of recesses, and the clamping portion is used together with the main body to clamp one of the plurality of ribs.

20. The wing assembly method according to claim 19, wherein the main system of each of the plurality of clamping members is parallel to the clamped wing rib.

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