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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 14, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Luis A. Perla, Sammamish, WA (US);
Clayton Lynn Munk, Maple Valley, CA (US);
Stephen Glade Holley, Gig Harbor, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 13/02 (2006.01); B23Q 9/02 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01); B23K 37/02 (2006.01); B23Q 9/00 (2006.01); B23K 31/02 (2006.01); B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B21J 15/10 (2006.01); B21J 15/14 (2006.01); F16C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16M 13/022 (2013.01); B21J 15/02 (2013.01); B23K 31/02 (2013.01); B23K 37/0223 (2013.01); B23K 37/0282 (2013.01); B23K 37/0294 (2013.01); B23Q 9/0007 (2013.01); B23Q 9/0042 (2013.01); B23Q 9/02 (2013.01); B21J 15/105 (2013.01); B21J 15/142 (2013.01); B23K 2201/18 (2013.01); B23K 2201/24 (2013.01); B23P 19/04 (2013.01); B23P 2700/01 (2013.01); F16C 29/004 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49622 (2015.01); Y10T 29/49947 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53983 (2015.01); Y10T 408/03 (2015.01); Y10T 408/89 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for performing an operation on a structure. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a tool system and a movement system. The tool system is configured to perform an operation at a location on a structure. The movement system is configured to move the tool system along an elongate frame on the structure to the location.