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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2022
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Harinder Singh Oberoi, Snohomish, WA (US);
Kevin Marion Barrick, Kingston, WA (US);
Yuanxin Charles Hu, Newcastle, WA (US);
Melissa A. Johnson, Puyallup, WA (US);
Laura Carolyn Foster, Brier, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2005.12); B25J 15/00 (2005.12); B25J 15/10 (2005.12); B64F 5/10 (2016.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/103 (2012.12); B25J 15/0042 (2012.12); B64F 5/10 (2016.12);
Abstract
A fastening end effector is presented. The fastening end effector comprises a hammering insertion die translatable into and out of a housing of the fastening end effector along a longitudinal axis of the fastening end effector; and grippers positioned circumferentially around the hammering insertion die to hold a head of a fastener against the hammering insertion die, the grippers independently moveable relative to the hammering insertion die.