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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Sven Roy Lofstrom, Irving, TX (US);
David Littlejohn, Haslet, TX (US);
Eric Boyle, Haslet, TX (US);
Scott Oren Smith, Bedford, TX (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/46 (2006.01); B64C 27/473 (2006.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29C 73/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/473 (2013.01); B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B29C 73/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bond fixture includes a first fixture having a heater and a plurality of clamps. Each of the plurality of clamps includes a first member and a second member rotatable between a first position and a second position. A second fixture includes a root end lift translatable vertically between a retracted position and an extended position and a root end clamp translatable along a horizontal axis. The root end clamp is configured to cooperate with the root end.