The Boeing Company

John F Richards

Darrell Darwin Jones

James N Buttrick, Jr

David Paul Banks

Paul E Ffield

Steven C Van Swearingen

John W Schooff

James C Murphy

James Eric Brodhead

Melvin R Wiseman

The present invention relates to a lockbolt and a method for installing a lockbolt that removes a coating, such as a sealant that has inadvertently flowed into a hole into which the lockbolt is to be installed. The lockbolt and method prevent a coupling surface of the lockbolt from being contaminated by the coating.

Lockbolt and method for wiping material from a lockbolt joint

An automated assembly machine for fabricating large mechanical structures including a floor assembly jig for receiving and holding parts in a desired orientation, a pair of carriages, a first drive mechanism for independently driving the carriages longitudinally, a second drive mechanism for moving the carriages vertically, a tool tray mounted on the carriages, and a plurality of tools, including a drill, a hole diameter measurement probe, a nut runner, and an electromagnetic riveter, mounted on the tool tray for lateral movement toward and away from a workpiece clamp-up position. The tools are positioned at the workpiece clamp-up position by moving one of the carriages longitudinally along the floor assembly jig and raising the other carriage to elevate the tool tray to a desired elevation.

Automated spar assemby tool

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Woodinville, WA, United States of America

John F Richards