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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2024
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Jeffrey Michael Hansen, Moses Lake, WA (US);
Brenda Brigette Nolan, Tacoma, WA (US);
Joshua Richard Burch, Moses Lake, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
A debris collection assembly includes a jig and an adapter insert. A front wall of the jig defines an aperture therethrough. A back wall of the jig defines an adapter opening that aligns with the aperture. The jig includes a vacuum port and defines an interior cavity that fluidly connects the aperture, the adapter opening, and the vacuum port. The adapter insert is removably loaded through the adapter opening into the interior cavity. The adapter insert either defines an orifice sized to receive a drill bit or defines a cylindrical channel sized to receive a drill bushing that defines the orifice. The orifice is oriented to allow the drill bit to extend through the aperture in the front wall to drill into a work piece. Negative pressure at the vacuum port draws airflow through the interior cavity and captures debris generated from drilling.