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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2014
The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Ryan Joseph Merriman, St. Charles, MO (US);
James R. Fox, University City, MO (US);
Charles Richard Prebil, University City, MO (US);
Steven J. Burpo, St. Charles, MO (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A mechanical pressure application system for applying a tailored pressure distribution to a plurality of structural components is provided. Each structural component has a first surface, and each first surface is configured to interface with the first surface of another of the structural components at a contact area. A base and at least one tooling block are configured to removably couple to the structural components. Each at least one tooling block includes a first surface configured to be positioned proximate at least one of the plurality of structural components. A second surface of each tooling block is configured to receive at least one forcing member. At least one biasing mechanism is configured to apply a predetermined load to the at least one forcing member, such that a force is transmitted from the at least one forcing member through the tooling block to a corresponding portion of the contact area.