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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Julie M. Drexler, Brier, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/38 (2006.01); B23P 19/02 (2006.01); B21J 15/02 (2006.01); B21J 15/08 (2006.01); B21J 15/14 (2006.01); B21J 15/30 (2006.01); F16B 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/02 (2013.01); B21J 15/02 (2013.01); B21J 15/08 (2013.01); B21J 15/142 (2013.01); B21J 15/147 (2013.01); B21J 15/30 (2013.01); B21J 15/38 (2013.01); F16B 33/004 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49945 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53909 (2015.01);
Abstract
A method for installing a fastener by positioning a cap around the fastener, spraying a cooling agent from a sprayer of a cooling system. The fastener may have a top portion including a dielectric material. The cooling system may be configured to cool the top portion of the fastener to stiffen the top portion. A tool may be configured to install the fastener in a structure after cooling, while retaining the cooling agent within the cap.