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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Andrew John Bayliss, Tulalip, WA (US);
Stephen T. Brown, Lake Havasu, AZ (US);
Perry Nicholas Rea, Everett, WA (US);
Kevin Matthew Retz, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/22 (2006.01); B64C 1/14 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/00 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); B64C 3/14 (2006.01); H05K 7/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 1/22 (2013.01); B64C 1/1446 (2013.01); B64C 3/141 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); B64D 47/00 (2013.01); H05K 7/1411 (2013.01); H05K 7/18 (2013.01); Y10T 292/0802 (2015.04); Y10T 292/0807 (2015.04);
Abstract
An apparatus and method comprising a rack and a translation mechanism. The rack may be configured to hold components. The rack may comprise movable rack segments that are movable independently of each other. The translation mechanism may be configured to move a portion of the movable rack segments relative to another portion of the movable rack segments inside a platform such that internal access to at least a portion of the components is provided inside the platform.