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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Branko Sarh, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Harry Asada, Lincoln, MA (US);
Manas Chandran Menon, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/03 (2006.01); B23P 11/00 (2006.01); B23Q 7/00 (2006.01); H01F 7/06 (2006.01); B23B 31/28 (2006.01); B23B 39/00 (2006.01); B23B 47/00 (2006.01); B23B 49/00 (2006.01); B25B 11/00 (2006.01); B23Q 3/154 (2006.01); B21J 15/14 (2006.01); B21J 15/28 (2006.01); B21J 15/42 (2006.01); B23B 35/00 (2006.01); B23G 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/1543 (2013.01); B21J 15/14 (2013.01); B21J 15/142 (2013.01); B21J 15/28 (2013.01); B21J 15/42 (2013.01); B25B 11/002 (2013.01); B23Q 3/1546 (2013.01); B23B 35/00 (2013.01); B23B 2270/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for assembling parts. A sealant is placed between a plurality of parts in a stack up to form a workpiece. The workpiece is clamped using a permanent magnet unit and an electromagnetic clamping device in an activated state such that a number of forces caused by a magnetic field clamps the workpiece between the electromagnetic clamping device and the permanent magnet unit. A number of holes are drilled in the workpiece. A number of fasteners are installed in the number of holes.