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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Paul R. Stone, Federal Way, WA (US);
William R. Taylor, Tacoma, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B29C 70/44 (2006.01); B23B 31/30 (2006.01); B25J 15/06 (2006.01); B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B32B 37/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 66/82423 (2013.01); B23B 31/307 (2013.01); B25B 11/005 (2013.01); B25J 15/0616 (2013.01); B29C 70/38 (2013.01); B29C 70/443 (2013.01); B32B 37/1018 (2013.01); B29C 65/00 (2013.01); B29C 66/8242 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end effector comprises a plurality of vacuum ports. The plurality of vacuum ports is formed from a plurality of hollow protrusions extending from a face of the end effector. The plurality of vacuum ports is connected to a vacuum chamber receiving a vacuum from a vacuum source interface.