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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Theodore Martin Boyl-Davis, Snohomish, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/12 (2006.01); B60B 33/00 (2006.01); B62B 3/00 (2006.01); B62B 3/02 (2006.01); B60B 33/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 33/0044 (2013.01); B60B 33/0018 (2013.01); B62B 3/001 (2013.01); B62B 3/02 (2013.01); B60B 33/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for positioning a manufacturing tool. A wheel assembly comprises a wheel plate and rollers. The wheel plate has a perimeter and an axis of rotation that is tiltable about a tilt axis. The rollers are arranged near the perimeter of the wheel plate, each of the rollers having an axis of rotation parallel to the tilt axis. An apparatus comprises an upper frame, a lower frame associated with the upper frame, a wedge slideably located between the upper frame and the lower frame, and a force applicator associated with the wedge.