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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1998
David J Layton, Centerville, UT (US);
Stephen L Sembritzky, Puyallup, WA (US);
David M Kozy, Kent, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to an automatically reconfigurable contour checking fixture for comparing a component to a programmed contour. The fixture comprises a horizontal support table, having a length and width, wherein a drive rack runs along its length. The fixture also includes a plurality of stations positioned at intervals along the length of the support table, each of the stations including an artificial template member, and a multi-service drive assembly which drives the artificial template member of each of the plurality of stations to a respective designated point along the programmed contour. A computer is in communication with the multi-service drive assembly, communicating positional instructions such that the artificial template member of each of the plurality of stations conforms to the programmed contour.