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Patent No.:

US 9021704 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2014

Electromagnetic clamping method

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:

Yee & Associates, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Essama Omgba

Assistant Examiner:

Darrell C Ford

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.

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