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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Wesley E. Holleman, Long Beach, CA (US);
Nicholas R. Farrell, Long Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 5/24 (2006.01); B23C 3/02 (2006.01); B23C 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23C 5/2458 (2013.01); B23C 3/02 (2013.01); B23C 5/109 (2013.01); B23C 2210/62 (2013.01); B23C 2220/52 (2013.01); Y10T 409/303808 (2015.01); Y10T 409/307616 (2015.01);
Abstract
Described herein is an orbital drilling system that includes an orbital drilling machine and a cutter. The orbital drilling machine includes a spindle and an eccentric rotation mechanism. The spindle is rotatable about a cutter axis. The eccentric rotation mechanism is coupled to the spindle and configured to orbit the spindle about an orbital axis, offset from the cutter axis. The cutter is co-rotatably coupled to the spindle and comprises a plurality of cutting edges, collectively defining a cutting diameter of the cutter. The cutting diameter of the cutter is adjustable.