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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 47/26 (2006.01); B23B 41/00 (2006.01); B25J 11/00 (2006.01); B23Q 5/04 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23B 47/26 (2013.01); B23B 41/00 (2013.01); B23Q 5/046 (2013.01); B25J 11/005 (2013.01); B25J 15/0095 (2013.01); B23B 2215/04 (2013.01); B23B 2250/12 (2013.01); B23B 2270/08 (2013.01); B23B 2270/62 (2013.01); B25J 11/0055 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for processing a drilling location in a confined area of a workpiece along a drilling axis A using an end effector is disclosed. The method comprises positioning the end effector relative to the drilling location of the workpiece, clamping the workpiece between a clamp of the end effector and a pressure foot of the end effector, wherein the pressure foot supports the clamp movable relative to the pressure foot, and drilling the workpiece with a flat angle drill of the end effector.