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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Gmbh, Hamburg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Airbus Operations GmbH, , DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B23K 37/04 (2006.01); B23K 37/02 (2006.01); B23K 37/053 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 37/0426 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53978 (2015.01); B23K 37/0217 (2013.01); B23K 37/0535 (2013.01); B23K 20/122 (2013.01); B23K 2201/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A joining apparatus for joining together structural components of an aircraft, includes positioning means for holding the structural components to be joined in a defined desired position, in which the structural components can be fixedly joined together by means of a joining device that can be moved relative to the structural components by way of guiding means, wherein the positioning means encompass a formative frame structure that is detachably secured to the structural components to be connected along the joining edges outside in the edge area, and serves as a guiding means for the joining device movably secured hereupon.