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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Mathew Keller Lathrop, Puyallup, WA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A positioning apparatus for aligning a work piece with a forming machine includes a base, a pusher rod, a clevis pin, and a handle. The base includes a frame and a stand that has a claw portion that receives an edge of the work piece. The pusher rod protrudes through an aperture of the frame and is mechanically coupled to the clevis pin. The handle has a clevis end mechanically coupled to the clevis pin. The handle is pivotally coupled to the frame via a pivot axle. When a distal end of the pusher rod engages a contact surface of the forming machine, an input force applied to the handle causes rotation of the handle about the clevis pin and exertion of an output force on the frame via the pivot axle. The output force moves the base and the work piece away from the contact surface.