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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2021
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Edward J. Batt, Mount Pleasant, SC (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for automated application of rivets to a part is described, in which an operator is not required to manually align a rivet gun with each hole to be riveted or to manually squeeze the rivet into place. The apparatus includes a frame assembly, a tool positioning assembly attached to the frame assembly, and a movable tool assembly engaged with the tool positioning assembly and configured to be moved with respect to the tool positioning assembly. The tool positioning assembly is adjustable to correspond with a position of a number of rivet holes on a part to be riveted. In this way, the movable tool assembly is able to sequentially align with each of a number of rivet holes via alignment with the tool positioning assembly and to apply a rivet to each of the rivet holes.