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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
May. 27, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
John A. Baumann, St. Charles, MO (US);
Herb Bommer, St. Peters, MO (US);
Kurt A. Burton, Wildwood, MO (US);
Mike P. Matlack, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 27/14 (2006.01); B23Q 3/16 (2006.01); B23K 20/12 (2006.01); B32B 38/18 (2006.01); B23Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 3/16 (2013.01); B23K 20/126 (2013.01); B23Q 3/002 (2013.01); B32B 38/18 (2013.01); Y10T 29/53961 (2015.01); Y10T 156/17 (2015.01);
Abstract
A manufacturing apparatus is presented. The manufacturing apparatus comprises a tool support movable along multiple axes; a tool mounted on the tool support for performing a manufacturing operation on a workpiece; and an ancillary device releasably mounted on the tool support and used in conjunction with the tool, the ancillary device moveable along at least a first axis independent of the movement of the tool.