The Boeing Company

Theboeing Company

Andrew John Ponton

James Alan Aske

Jake Aspen Wilson

Mark Edward Nestleroad

Aaron John Pedersen

Embodiments herein provide drill hole location transfer between remote components. One embodiment is an apparatus for replicating drill holes of a first workpiece on a second workpiece remotely located from the first workpiece. The apparatus includes an interface to receive coordinate data of first alignment pins installed to first template holes of a first drill plate, and a receptacle to receive a second drill plate having second template holes that match a pattern of the first templates holes of the first drill plate. A pin setting device moves a reference member in a plane over the receptacle, and positions the reference member with respect to the second drill plate based on the coordinate data of the first alignment pins, thus indicating locations within the second template holes to position drill bushings for replicating the first holes of the first workpiece on the second workpiece.

Replicated hole pattern for remotely located structural components

A tool for use in installing a bulkhead within a structure is provided. The tool includes a base member configured to couple to the structure, and a positioning member configured to couple to the bulkhead. The base member includes a primary fastener hole sized to receive at least a portion of a fastener therethrough, and sized such that the fastener is configured to bias against the base member to retract the positioning member towards the base member when the fastener is engaged with the positioning member.

Tool and method of installing a bulkhead within a structure

An apparatus and method according to one or more embodiments are provided for a tool that guides a drill in drilling a hole at an angle substantially perpendicular to a non-planar work surface. The tool may be implemented, for example, as a portable drill assist tool that rests unsecured on a non-planar work surface substantially perpendicular to a target hole formed within the non-planar work surface. In one example, an apparatus includes a main body having a through hole formed therein. The through hole is configured to receive a drill bushing and an alignment pin. The apparatus further includes at least three legs configured to independently translate relative to the main body to contact the non-planar surface and maintain the through hole substantially perpendicular to the non-planar work surface when the alignment pin is passed through the drill bushing and into the target hole.

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Andrew John Ponton