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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Strata Manufacturing Pjsc, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, AE;
Benjamin S. Zielinski, Melbourne, AU;
Jason Cochrane, Melbourne, AU;
Ashkan Amirsadri, Melbourne, AU;
Andre D. Swart, Al Ain, AE;
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Strata Manufacturing PJSC, , AE;
Abstract
Nut plate grippers, end effectors that include nut plate grippers, robots that include end effectors, installation systems that include robots, and related methods are disclosed herein. The end effectors include a nut plate gripper, a rivet holder, and a yoke that defines a nut plate gripper side and a rivet holder side. The nut plate gripper is operatively attached to the nut plate gripper side of the yoke. The rivet holder is operatively attached to the rivet holder side of the yoke such that the nut plate gripper and the rivet holder define a structure-receiving region therebetween. The nut plate gripper is configured to grip the nut plate. The rivet holder is configured to selectively retain a plurality of rivet heads of a plurality of corresponding rivets. The robots include the end effector. The installation systems include the robot. The methods include methods of utilizing nut plate installation systems.