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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Dennis R. Mathis, Charleston, SC (US);
Jason Kerestes, Summerville, SC (US);
Rachel M. Chow, Ladson, SC (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/06 (2006.01); B25B 27/00 (2006.01); B25B 13/48 (2006.01); B25B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/06 (2013.01); B25B 27/0007 (2013.01); B25B 27/0014 (2013.01); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01); B25B 13/488 (2013.01); B25B 23/0035 (2013.01); B25B 23/0085 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49815 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method of coupling or decoupling a tool of a rotary-drive sub-assembly and a tool retainer of the rotary-drive sub-assembly includes rotationally anchoring the tool to a first tool-change member, rotatably coupled to a base, by engaging a tool-change-engagement portion of the tool with a first tool-engagement portion of the first tool-change member. The method also includes causing relative rotation between the tool and the tool retainer.