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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2023
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Max Nelson Winter, III, Fort Worth, TX (US);
David Bielski, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Ashish Prashant Kulkarni, Allen, TX (US);
Jay A. Smith, Aledo, TX (US);
Tyler Martin Rup, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A fastener removal assembly comprises a drive housing operable to receive a drive unit, wherein the drive housing comprises a shaft configured to rotate based on operation of the drive unit, the shaft extending downwards and out of the drive housing. The fastener removal assembly further comprises a set of gripping jaws disposed under the drive housing and around a portion of the shaft and a first pneumatic actuator coupled to the set of gripping jaws configured to actuate the set of gripping jaws to expand and retract. The fastener removal assembly further comprises at least one second pneumatic actuator disposed on top of the first pneumatic actuator. The fastener removal assembly further comprises an intermediate coupler, wherein the intermediate coupler is coupled to a side of the drive housing, and wherein the at least one second pneumatic actuator is coupled to a bottom side of the intermediate coupler.