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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2019
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
David Littlejohn, Haslet, TX (US);
Sven Roy Lofstrom, Irving, TX (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); B64C 27/46 (2006.01); B29C 73/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 5/10 (2017.01); B64C 27/46 (2013.01); B64F 5/40 (2017.01); B29C 73/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
A bond fixture includes a frame defining a chamber for receiving a component. At least one bladder assembly is connected to the frame. The at least one bladder assembly includes a pad for contacting the component. A position of the pad relative to the component is controlled by a pressure of the bladder assembly. A caul assembly is adapted to thermally couple to the component to heat a localized portion of the component.