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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Rajesh Talwar, Frontenac, MO (US);
Richard Lederich, Des Peres, MO (US);
Inventors:
Rajesh Talwar, Frontenac, MO (US);
Richard Lederich, Des Peres, MO (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 53/88 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23P 6/00 (2006.01); B23K 20/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/1255 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49728 (2015.01); B23P 6/00 (2013.01); B23K 20/24 (2013.01); B23K 2201/34 (2013.01); B23K 2203/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
Fuselage skins of aircraft are joined using friction stir welding. A strip of cladding is removed from the skins along an abutment between the skins before the skins are welded in order to prevent the cladding from interfering with the welding process. The cladding is replaced after the welding is completed.