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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Stefan Ozog, Winnipeg, CA;
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/00 (2006.01); H01L 21/683 (2006.01); B23B 47/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 11/005 (2013.01); B23B 47/287 (2013.01); H01L 21/6838 (2013.01); B23B 2215/04 (2013.01); B23B 2270/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A machining support configured to reduce spring back of a sheet following a machining operation on the sheet is presented. The machining support comprises a porous material with a plurality of surfaces including a support surface having a contour configured to contact and support the sheet; sealing material covering each of the plurality of surfaces except the support surface; and a vacuum port configured to provide a vacuum to the porous material.