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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2011
Applicants:
Theodore M. Boyl-davis, Snohomish, WA (US);
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Tracy E. Zimmerman, Renton, WV (US);
Inventors:
Theodore M. Boyl-Davis, Snohomish, WA (US);
Darrell D. Jones, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Tracy E. Zimmerman, Renton, WV (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 17/04 (2006.01); B23P 11/00 (2006.01); B21K 1/18 (2006.01); B64C 1/06 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method assembling parts uses a shim for filling a void between interfacing part surfaces. The surface profile of each of the part surfaces is determined and a digital volume is generated that substantially matches the void. A three dimensional digital representation of the shim is generated by mapping the part surface profiles onto the digital volume. The shim is fabricated using the three dimensional representation of the shim.