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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Branko Sarh, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
David Hassan Amirehteshami, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/00 (2006.01); B23Q 7/04 (2006.01); B23Q 9/02 (2006.01); B62D 57/024 (2006.01); B64F 5/00 (2006.01); B23Q 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 9/02 (2013.01); B62D 57/024 (2013.01); B64F 5/0009 (2013.01); B23Q 9/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing operations on a workpiece. A first frame in a frame system may be held on the workpiece by applying a vacuum to the first frame. A second frame in the frame system may be detached from the workpiece by applying a pressure to the second frame. The second frame may be moved to a location on the workpiece. The second frame may be attached to the workpiece by applying the vacuum to the second frame. An operation may be performed on the workpiece.