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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
May. 07, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Morteza Safai, Newcastle, WA (US);
Xiaoxi Wang, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/00 (2006.01); G01N 3/32 (2006.01); G01N 3/24 (2006.01); G01B 11/16 (2006.01); G01N 3/60 (2006.01); G01N 19/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/24 (2013.01); G01B 11/162 (2013.01); G01N 3/32 (2013.01); G01N 3/60 (2013.01); G01N 19/04 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0007 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0208 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0417 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vacuum system and method for inspecting a workpiece that can include use of the vacuum system, where the vacuum system can include a housing defining at least a portion of a vacuum chamber, a piston within the housing that oscillates to vary a volume of the vacuum chamber, a first valve and a second valve in fluid communication with the vacuum chamber, and a hood in fluid communication with the second valve and the vacuum chamber. The vacuum system can include high-speed valves that enable vacuum system cycling and thus vacuum pressure cycling at a rapid frequency.