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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Michael Walter Evens, Burien, WA (US);
John F. Spalding, Renton, WA (US);
Megan Nicole Watson, Kent, WA (US);
Allan Joshua Slocum, Seattle, WA (US);
Joel Patrick Baldwin, Seattle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for forming a bonded joint on a composite structure is presented. An apparatus carrying a first workpiece is positioned relative to a second workpiece. A vacuum is applied to the first workpiece and a portion of the second workpiece. A bladder on a first surface of a housing of the apparatus is deflated. Deflating the bladder positions the first workpiece such that adhesive having a desired thickness is positioned between the first workpiece and the second workpiece. The adhesive positioned between the first workpiece and the second workpiece is cured.