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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2007
Rodney S. Wright, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Chris J. Erickson, Garden Grove, CA (US);
John J. Jimenez, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Rodney S. Wright, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Chris J. Erickson, Garden Grove, CA (US);
John J. Jimenez, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A burrless, flexible track drilling system employing a counterweight tool balancing subsystem. The counterweight tool balancing subsystem provides essentially a 'weightless' feel to a machining subassembly of the system that carries a drill and an electromagnet. This enables an operator to move the machining subassembly vertically with only a very minimal degree of effort being required. The machining subassembly also includes a plurality of lifting subassemblies that aid the user in lifting and lowering the electromagnet away from and toward a pair of panels on which a drilling operation is being performed. This also significantly reduces operator fatigue and contributes to a highly ergonomic system.