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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10022781 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 25, 2014

Manufacturing method and robotic assembly system

Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Branko Sarh, Huntington Beach, CA (US);

Harinder S. Oberoi, Snohomish, WA (US);

Rodney S. Wright, Huntingon Beach, CA (US);

Jeffrey L. Miller, Mukilteo, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:

Kwan & Olynick LLP

Primary Examiner:

Matthew P Travers

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/10 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B21J 15/42 (2006.01); B21J 15/36 (2006.01); B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B21J 15/14 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01); B21J 15/32 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/105 (2013.01); B21J 15/02 (2013.01); B21J 15/142 (2013.01); B21J 15/32 (2013.01); B21J 15/36 (2013.01); B21J 15/42 (2013.01); B23P 19/001 (2013.01); B23P 19/04 (2013.01); B25B 11/002 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4995 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49948 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49954 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49956 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5168 (2015.01); Y10T 29/5377 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53483 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53678 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53709 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53774 (2015.01);
Abstract

A manufacturing method employing a robotic assembly system includes first and second fastener system components that are positioned by a robotic assembly on opposite sides of at least two structural pieces that are to be fastened together. The first system component includes a particular tool of a plurality of different types of tools, where the particular tool installs a particular fastener of a plurality of different types of fasteners. Each tool includes a block or base of magnetic material with a passageway opening for the fastener associated with the tool passing through the base. The robotic assembly positions the tool against one side of the structural pieces to be fastened, and positions an electromagnet assembly on the opposite side of the structural pieces. Activating the electromagnet assembly clamps the structural pieces together. With the fastener positioned in a hole through the structural pieces, the tool is activated to install the fastener between the structural pieces.

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